HELP: migrating users.... when server changes..

[Guest]

My workplace just changed the server by taking out the server's harddrive and
plugging it into a new machine as a slave HD. A new fresh installation of
Windows 2000 Server was installed.

Our users had to de-register themselves by changing their domain-setup to
workgroup. Then once rebooted, register themselves again to the company
domain. However, everyone had new empty profiles/desktops because the server
was new.

Currently on each user PC in C:\Documents and Settings\ contains:
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Administrator
Administrator.DOMAIN
Administrator.DOMAIN.000
All Users
Me
Me.DOMAIN
Me.DOMAIN.000
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Basically our old profile is still in Me.DOMAIN, and during the
de-registration & registration back onto the domain, it created a new profile
Me.DOMAIN, irrespective that it's basically the same user.

How does one get to use his old profile again? I don't really want to just
copy over the files from Me.DOMAIN to Me.DOMAIN.000. I want to get rid of the
".000" because it looks messy.

What would've been the ideal way to migrate users when the server
upgrades/changes like this?

 

[Guest]

I hava a similar problem with files in my docs & settings folder. I
installed xp pro over xp home and ended up with folders like: "All Users" and
"All Users.WINDOWS". I also have 2 folders with my name: "John" and "John
Smith" Unfortunately, there are paths where the latest folder name is hard
coded, so you cannot simply delete the old folder, and rename the newer.
It's an annoyance, but may easirer to live with, than trying to change all
the places it's used.