Will the REAL My Documents please identify itself???

Question

I'm setting up a computer that runs on Windows 7 (W7).  I need to locate the user data on a different drive (partition) than the one in which the OS (W7) is stored.  Let's say that the data partition is called drive D:.  Then let's say I define
the the following folders (directories):
D:\Documents\User1
D:\Documents\User2
1.  Sign on as User1
2.  Go to the "My Documents" item within the "Libraries" item (sorry but I simple cannot think of anything better to call these 2 abstract things than "items") and select (right click) properties and change the location
from "C:\Users\User1" to "D:\Documents\Users1", which seems to work fine.
3.  Repeat Step 2 for "User2".
4.  Perform a similar operation on the abstract thing-a-jig under "Favorites" that is called "Downloads".  In that, change the location in the properties to refer to "D:\Documents\username\Downloads.  The
problem that arises here is that when you go to select the target (destination) folder it is referred to as "My Documents", which would be harmless except that the folder in "D:\Documents" for every user is called "My Documents". 
This is also true when viewing the same folders in Windows Explorer.  In that there are multiple sub-folders that are all called "My Documents".
5.  If you now select the respective sub-folders called "My Documents" within the "D:\Documents" folder and open the properties you find the folder names that were originally specified as the value for the location property. 
W7 also seems to use the correct folder to store the applicable files.
However, I'd say that this is a completely unusable setup.  What gives?
Is there a way to get rid of all the none sensical abstraction that have been added to W7 and return to the well understand concepts employed in Windows XP and prior releases?  I suppose you could call that either Classical or Legacy My Documents?

Answer 1

There is a hidden Desktop.ini file in the Documents folder which has a line that looks like this
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21770
It is the LocalizedResourceName that causes the folder to appear as "My Documents" in the parent folder even though the real name is Documents or user1 or user2 or whatever. The same mechanism also causes all symbolic links to the Documents folder
to appear as "My Documents."
I would suggest that you copy the original folder structure - that is, instead of using
D:\Documents\User1
D:\Documents\User2
and possibly ending up with two "My Documents" folders appearing in D:\Documents, you should use
D:\User1\Documents
D:\User2\Documents
Alternatively, try reading the comments here:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/home?category=w7itpro&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc
where it is suggested to try one of the following
- delete the Desktop.ini file
- rename the LocalizedResourceName
- edit the registry so that the real name is used when Desktop.ini is created
You can also try looking at this kb
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;947222
If you feel the need for a fresh start you could try reading
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/581-libraries-restore-default.html