Copying Local to Roaming Profile

From: Buzz Fenner (bfenner_at_jonesborocwl.org)
Date: 06/18/04


Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:09:17 -0500

I'm in the process of switching user & computer accounts from an NT4 domain
to a W2K domain and I would like to "port over" all user settings (all
machines are W2K & XP) to roaming profiles. I've tried the steps in KB
article 243420, and have had mixed results. For example, after creating the
roaming profile (from the user's PC) and logging on to the same PC (now
using the roaming profile), background has been reset, some start menu items
are gone, IE favorites are gone, installed app settings are gone, etc. Even
My Documents no longer point to the user's documents on the c:\ drive. My
only other alternative is to start with the new roaming profile and make
further changes to it. That's alot of work. Are there other options that I
haven't considered? TIA

Buzz



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