Computers not applying group policies

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We have an existing NT4 network that we are migrating from. We have a brand
new 2003 domain network that we are moving to. Both are on the same network
with a trust between the two.

We are setting up roaming profiles and folder redirection. After much head
bashing I think we have a better understanding however we have one issue
that is baffling us. We are currently testing with three machines. Our 2
office computers and a brand new machine being setup for a user that
conveniently came in at the right time to be our first guinea pig client
machine :)

My collegues XP laptop is a member of the new domain. My 2000 computer is a
member of the old domain. We have setup several users in the new AD. The new
XP computer was set straight up on the new domain. All are patched up to
date as are the new servers.

I can create the user account and if I log it in on either mine or my
collegues machine it will not apply the group policy for folder redirection.
It will however create the basic roaming profile just fine. When you log out
all the settings appear in our default Profiles folder. What doesn't work is
the folder redirection or any other policy setting I made, namely the
screensaver to be password protected and come on at 15 mins and be
unchageable by the user.

No amount of time or rebooting or logging on and off changes this. However
if I log on to that account on the brand new machine it all works, it
creates the redirected folders, moves the content over from the profile and
the GPO is being obeyed. If we log off and then go back to our personal
machines and log back in from there it is all still working, GPO and all.

No new accounts will work though until they are logged into that new
machine. It has us both baffled and confused. I have 60 users I need to
switch over to this new domain and if I have to log them all in on one
machine first before their existing desktops will accept the default domain
policy then I'm probably going to go crazy. I can see no difference in the
two XP machines and the way they are setup to account for anything except
that the laptop had prior knowledge of the old domain.

Any help would be appreciated.

Regards

Victoria


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