Yes, that works only in WinXP. Like I said, there is a means to copy
profiles, but I have never had it work quite right - so I generally just
bite the bullet & recreate them, provided there aren't that many. I don't
like using the default My Documents folders anyway - too many bad things can
happen to profile folders.
Kurt wrote:
> I was afraid I would lose the old profile, and thought I
> would ask before losing it. One solution I used in another
> situation was to use the XP "Files and Settings Transfer
> Wizard". I created a folder "c:\transfer" on the machine,
> used the wizard to copy the files and settings from the
> domain user account into that folder, created the new
> workgroup user account, then used the wizard to transfer in
> the old files and settings. Seemed like way too much work
> to do such a simple thing! And, I believe it only works
> transferring to an XP machine.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> You'll have a new profile as your cached domain profile
> won't be available.
>> You can try copying it in control panel, system, or if you really
>> haven't customized too much, just redirect the My Documents icon
> to point to another
>> local folder (I personally like creating C:\DATA) and
> click Move..... move
>> any items off your desktop to My Documents, copy your favorites
>> folder from c:\documents and settings\username\favorites, and you
>> can just create your new profile.
>>
>> Kurt wrote:
>>> I moved to a new work area. The old area used a domain. The
>>> new area uses workgroups. I have a mixture of XP and 2000
>>> Pro machines. I can go to System Properties/Computer Name
>>> where there is the option "To rename this computer or join
>>> a domain." If I use that to change from a domain to a
>>> workgroup, will all my settings and files stay or will they
>>> disappear as if I were a new user?
>>
>>
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