Re: cannot locate server copy of your roaming profile

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Hi GTS and Thank you.

No, I was using the w2k machine to do a little troubleshooting to see if the
profile indeed was available and f I would get the same " Windows cannot
locate the server copy of your roaming profile. Just to see if the profile
was setup correctly.
--
Harv-man
Network Support


"GTS" wrote:

> Are these users tiring to log in with XP after having done so with 2K?
> Logging into roaming profiles from different OS's is very problematic and
> frequently a cause of profile corruption. It's not recommended.
> --
>
> "THI_IB" <myself@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:800995EB-B478-4DB8-9F7B-A0DFF1D39217@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hello,
> >
> > Network Setup:
> > 2 Domain Controllers: windows 2003 server Standard sp1 (DC1 & DC2).
> > Clients: Dell Windows 2000-sp4 and xp Pro-sp2 machines.
> >
> > Problem:
> > Users can login to the domain with w2k pc's without any problems
> > consisently
> > time after time without any problems.
> >
> > Users logging in to the domain with xp pc's, sometimes receive error msg
> > "Windows cannot locate the server copy of your roaming profile"
> >
> > This happens on the xp machines "only". Sometimes xp users can login just
> > fine to the domain; sometimes they will get the error msg.
> >
> > I know that the profiles are correct, because I can login to the domain as
> > user1 or user50 from several different xp pc's. If I reboot any of the xp
> > boxes after logging in from that pc thats when they get " cannot locate
> > server copy of your roaming profile.
> >
> > I can login to the domain with a w2k pc using user1 profile no problem.
> >
> > I can login to the domain with a xp pc using user1 profile sometimes with
> > no
> > problem, if I reboot the xp pc and try and login " cannot locate server
> > copy."
> >
> > No matter how many times I delete and re-add the user and computer
> > accounts
> > as a domain admin the same thing happens only with the xp boxes.
> >
> > Also re-ran sp2 on all the xp boxes; with same results.
> >
> > We are using netbios over tcp/ip.
> >
> > All 20 xp machines are new Dell GX620; same hardware, and same software.
> >
> > Is it a xp or windows 2003 server issue? Is it a Service pack issue? Is it
> > a
> > Secure digital signing issue from the client or server issue? Is it a
> > Netbios
> > over tcp/ip issue?
> >
> > Is it a shadow copy issue? I v'e look at all the google searches,
> > Microsoft
> > kb links to no avail resolving this issue.
> >
> > Just Frustrated...
> >
> > Any help in the right direction is appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Harv-man
> > Network Support
>
>
>
.

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