Prevent Roaming profiles from syncing certain elements

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Published on 2010-04-15T15:05:18Z Indexed on 2010/04/15 15:13 UTC
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Hello everyone,

I'm somewhat new to the Server 2008 front, and I'm afraid I've hit my first snag: I've set up roaming profiles, and they appear to be working too well.

Is there a way to limit, ideally on a folder/object basis, what gets synced with a roaming profile?

What I'm trying to do is:
1) stop my roaming profile from syncing desktop layout - I run a dual-screen desktop and a laptop, and it's really annoying to have to reposition everything after logging onto the laptop, because it forces everything onto one screen.

2) stop it from syncing registry variables - specifically, I want Visual Studio to load different setting files on each computer. Currently, the variable that contains that path is getting synced whenever I log in, so I get the settings from whatever box I last logged out from.

3) stop syncing the start menu - this one's not as big, but I'm noticing 'program not found' icons even for programs that are installed. they work when I click them - they just look ugly.

I'm running Windows SBS 2008 x64 with two Win7 clients (x86 Pro, and X64 Ultimate).

Is there a simple way to do that? Or am I trying to work too much against what roaming profiles are designed for?

I could, of course, set up different profiles for the desktop and laptop, but that seems to defeat the point of roaming profiles entirely...

Thanks in advance!
Any help will be much appreciated =)

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