Re: AD with WINXP

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From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 07/02/04


Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 13:57:32 -0600

You should take this to one of the server newsgroups:
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
"hardball" <tgbqaz@Hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:24f3901c4606d$d6246e30$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Hello...
> I posted this a week or so ago in another forum and
> thought this one migh tbe more appropriate.
> PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME tgbqaz@hotmail.com
>
>
> please help with the following scenario:
>
> Domain: A.com
> Users: 2000
> Email: exchange 2000
> Email client: Outlook
> Workstation clients: 95,98,me,2000,xp pro
>
> Domain controllers for domain A are physicaly stolen.  new
> domain controllers are purchased.  A domain is setup
> identical to the stolen domain (same domain name). Users
> are setup so that the user names are identical (so rsmith
> before, is rsmith now).  Clients machines that are
> running 95,98, me, should not have a prob logging into the
> new domain since there authentication is diff from nt
> based machines. They are only asked to changed their
> outlook mail delivery locations the first time they open
> outlook.
>
> Win2000 and xp machines are the prob.  In short, how do i
> keep the user profile for the client machine?  When i log
> into the machine as a LOCAL administrator, I disjoin and
> rejoin it to teh domain.  when i do this, the user profile
> is written over.  I've tried this in several test
> situations, and this seems to be the case.  So when the
> user logs in to the new domain, no outlook profiles are
> there and the user desktop is the windows default.
>
> What i want to do is have teh user log into the new
> domain, and have their profile still there.  I realize I
> may have to copy profiles and such, but this doesnt seem
> to work.
>
> I know there has to be someone in this situation
> somwhere.  I cannot fathom MS has never envisioned this
> scenario where a domain controller migh tbecome disabled
> or otherwise destroyed (fire destroys building, theft,
> disgrunteld employee, etc).
>
> any help GREATLY APPRECIATED
> ..
>
>
> .
>
>


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