How can I migrate a Windows 2000 PC to a new domain without loosing users setup

[Sandy Harders]

How can I migrate a Windows 2000 PC to a new domain
without loosing users setup? Once I remove the PC from
the domain and add it to the new domain a new account is
established on the 2000 and/or XP desktop and I am looking
for a way to migrate settings, files, e-mail setup ,...

Is there an easy way to do this?

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

How can I migrate a Windows 2000 PC to a new domain
without loosing users setup? Once I remove the PC from
the domain and add it to the new domain a new account is
established on the 2000 and/or XP desktop and I am looking
for a way to migrate settings, files, e-mail setup ,...

Is there an easy way to do this?

Hi

We solve this very easily by (in the registry) changing the profile path
for the new user to point to the old user's profile folder.


From: Bruce Sanderson ([email protected])
Subject: Re: Moving a W2K PC between domains
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win2000.general
Date: 2002-08-05 17:32:49 PST
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=uz48D$NPCHA.612@tkmsftngp08

If the user is not a local admin, you might need to to something on the
permission side. Use tip 4631 and 2240 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at
http://www.jsiinc.com as a guide.


More here as well:

Subject: Re: Lost profile when domain name changes
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory
http://groups.google.com/groups?th=262e40881c856d53


HOW TO: Restore a User Profile in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;314045