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Ben
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      13th Oct 2006
Hi

We use roaming profiles for all our desktop users, but have a couple of
laptop users who work off-line and require access to my docs etc whilst away
from the office.

We tried using offline files but found that the users had slow logons and
logoffs and slower access to the files than regular users. Is there an
alternative method to backup their profiles to the server without using
Offline Files?

Thanks
B


 
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      14th Oct 2006
"Ben" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> We use roaming profiles for all our desktop users, but have a couple of
> laptop users who work off-line and require access to my docs etc whilst
> away from the office.
>
> We tried using offline files but found that the users had slow logons and
> logoffs and slower access to the files than regular users. Is there an
> alternative method to backup their profiles to the server without using
> Offline Files?
>
> Thanks
> B


1. Roaming Profiles is a function of Active Directory; you should post AD
questions to the appropriate AD newsgroup.
2. You should also learn to do your own research:
Quote:
I'm using Roaming Profiles and my logons are slow - how can I make things
faster?
The speed of the logon is directly related the size of the profile and the
speed of the network. There are a number of things that you can do to limit
the size of the profile:
.. Redirect large folders such as My Documents this will reduce the amount of
data copied to/from the computer at logon and logoff.
.. Exclude large folders from the roaming profile. By default large folders
such as Local Settings, Temp and Temporary Internet Files folders do not
roam. You can use the "Exclude directories in roaming profile" Group Policy
Setting to add new folders to the exclusion list; once included in the
policy these folders will not be copied to the local machine at logon, nor
copied back to the server at logoff.
.. Set the Slow Network timeout appropriately if you're logging on over a
slow link. When a slow link is detected, the system uses the locally cached
profile, rather than copying the profile from the server.
.. Don't save large files inside the user profile.
End Quote
Source:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...s/upfrfaq.mspx
On the same page, see also:
"How can I troubleshoot user profiles?"
Steve


 
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