Re: removed computer, add back, not on connectclient list

From: Jim Spicer (Jim_at_spicer-baer.com)
Date: 02/14/04 

Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 07:25:58 -0800

Hi Paul,

Thanks for the reply - I'll try your method and see what happens.

Jim

"Paul Roberts" <paul_roberts31@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OEBT$tw8DHA.3008@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Jim,
>
> I don't think you will be able to reconnect the user automatically using
the
> same profile.
>
> I have had similar issues and here is what I did and it works fine to copy
> the settings.
>
> What you should do is reconnect the computer and set the user with a new
> profile. Then logon to the workstation as that user to initialize a new
> account. Then logoff and logon to the workstation as the local
> administrator. As the local admin go to My Computer->Local
Drive->Documents
> and Settings (make sure you have the folder settings set to show all files
> including hidden and system files under Tools ->Options). If the user
name
> was John Smith, the local computer was JS, you will probably see a number
of
> folders such as:
>
> Administrator
> All Users
> JSmith
> JSmith.JS
>
> Check the sizes and dates of the 2 JSmith folders, one is the original
> profile and will contain all of the settings and data and one is the newly
> created one which is now active (likely JSmith.JS is new one). Copy all
of
> the contents of the old folder (JSmith) to the new one (JSmith.JS).
Logoff
> as admininstrator, logon again as local user and settings should be
> restored.
>
> I don't know if this is the "best way" to accomplish this, you could also
> use the file and settings transfer wizard, but this worked for me.
>
>
>
> "Jim Spicer" <Jim@spicer-baer.com> wrote in message
> news:u$R3gbw8DHA.2576@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Hi,
> >
> > New install sbs 2003, with ISA installed.
> >
> > While fighting an email send from fire, we fixed it but the Internet
> > connection stopped working. So we removed the computer from the network
> and
> > are trying to add it back.
> >
> > Using the same computer name we added it back on sbs console. Logon to
the
> > client computer using the administrator account, we run
> > http://>/connectclient.
> >
> > We get the right screen with a network users list to add to the computer
> > about to be added/configured.
> >
> > There is a message about existing profiles and if you want to migrate
> them,
> > etc.
> >
> > We try to add back the user to the computer. When we click Next, the
> > succeeding screen does not have the computer name listed. We have tried
> this
> > a few times with same result.
> >
> > We thought maybe we could re-name the machine and start over. At the
> client
> > computer when we try and rename, it asks for an authenicated network
user
> to
> > rename the machine. We supply the sbs administrator account
logon...after
> a
> > time it comes back and says it can't find that user in the network.
> >
> > I'm kind of stumped! Has someone experienced and can point me in the
right
> > direction to get this box back on the network.
> >
> > Thanks for any help,
> > Jim Spicer
> >
> >
>
>