Re: XP Pro - Active Directory User Unable to set Desktop

How To Create an Active Directory Server in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324753

How to configure Active Directory diagnostic event logging in Windows Server
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314980

Troubleshooting Active Directory problems that are caused by DNS
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;891735

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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"bhartung" wrote:

| I'm just starting to get my feet wet in Active Directory (AD). Up till now
| we've been a Netware network. I've got a Windows 2003 server as the AD
| controller and I'm moving a group of Windows XP Pro workstations that were
| originally configured as stand-alone systems to our AD Domain.
|
| I can successfully add the PCs to the domain, login as the AD user to create
| a new profile, then login as the administrator, copy the local user account
| profile the AD user profile and add the AD user to the local User group.
|
| However, when I login as the AD user, I see errors in the Netware login
| script indicating failure to create some local enviromental variables. During
| login, the selected desktop background disappears and there's only a solid
| blue background. And other changes made to the desktop enviroments, like
| Classic vs XP changed to default settings.
|
| I experimented by adding the AD user to the local administrator's group and
| everything worked as it should so it's definitely a rights issue. I tried
| adding the Active Directory user to the local Power User's group but that
| didn't help.
|
| No group policies are in effect at the moment so I'm stumped as to what
| setting I'm missing. Any help would be appreciated.
|
| Thanks.
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|
|
| Bob Hartung, Dir of I.T.
| Wisco Industries, Inc.
| Oregon, WI 53575

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