Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. User share shows My Documents instead of use name.

Windows Server 2008 R2
This didn't startseeing this issue until we started using Windows 7 in our environment. There is a share with all the users folders in them. Because Windows 7 writes a desktop.ini file in each folder, the folders appear to be My Documents to the technicians.
I have been blocking the file with file screening but I feel there has to be a better method.
I don't like having to restrict file creation for these folders. Is there a way to prevent windows from reading in the folder until the folder has been opened? Or is file screening the best method to use. I feel like file screening may be slowing down logins.
The only other method I have found is to create a docs folder inside of the users folder and map to that docs folder. But that would mean moving around 10,000 - 30,000 user folders.
Any advice would be great.
Thank you
Charles

We have the same, and it is by design. We uncovered this article whilst researching: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947222
There's nothing to stop the admins typing the route manually though as even though it displays my documents, the folder still has the name of the user.
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