Login Profile?

[William W. Plummer]

Each user on a system has a login profile stored in the Documents and
Settings directory. Your profile contains your Start Menu, Desktop etc.
On a multi user network, does everything in your profile "follow" you from
one machine to the next when you log in? My Documents lives in you
profile -- does everything in My Documents get copied into the machine you
log in with?

 

[Dave Patrick]

Not unless you use roaming profiles.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
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| Each user on a system has a login profile stored in the Documents and
| Settings directory. Your profile contains your Start Menu, Desktop etc.
| On a multi user network, does everything in your profile "follow" you from
| one machine to the next when you log in? My Documents lives in you
| profile -- does everything in My Documents get copied into the machine you
| log in with?
|
|

 

[Jeff]

Even if you use a roaming profile your documents will not
roam with you. Only the desktop settings, like
backgrounds and desktop icons. If you want to access the
documents on multiple machines, you'll have to store them
on the server, and have a logon script that will map to
that directory.

 

[William W. Plummer]

Thanks. I was trying to figure out what Gates meant when Win2K was
introduced. He said documents would follow you around automatically.
Storing them on a server is a bit different.

Even if you use a roaming profile your documents will not
roam with you. Only the desktop settings, like
backgrounds and desktop icons. If you want to access the
documents on multiple machines, you'll have to store them
on the server, and have a logon script that will map to
that directory.

-----Original Message-----
Not unless you use roaming profiles.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
| Each user on a system has a login profile stored in the Documents and
| Settings directory. Your profile contains your Start Menu, Desktop etc.
| On a multi user network, does everything in your profile "follow" you from
| one machine to the next when you log in? My Documents lives in you
| profile -- does everything in My Documents get copied into the machine you
| log in with?
|
|


.

 

[William W. Plummer]

Exactly what does determine what is in a roaming profile? Is it fixed by
Windows, set by the sysadmin, same for all users on a server??? Thanks.

Thanks. I was trying to figure out what Gates meant when Win2K was
introduced. He said documents would follow you around automatically.
Storing them on a server is a bit different.

Even if you use a roaming profile your documents will not
roam with you. Only the desktop settings, like
backgrounds and desktop icons. If you want to access the
documents on multiple machines, you'll have to store them
on the server, and have a logon script that will map to
that directory.

-----Original Message-----
Not unless you use roaming profiles.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
| Each user on a system has a login profile stored in the Documents and
| Settings directory. Your profile contains your Start Menu, Desktop etc.
| On a multi user network, does everything in your profile "follow" you from
| one machine to the next when you log in? My Documents lives in you
| profile -- does everything in My Documents get copied into the machine you
| log in with?
|
|


.

 

[Dave Patrick]

These articles may be of interest.

http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6268-1031655.html
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302082
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...r2003/proddocs/deployguide/dmebc_dsm_wntz.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...r2003/proddocs/deployguide/dmebc_dsm_rndd.asp

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


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| Exactly what does determine what is in a roaming profile? Is it fixed by
| Windows, set by the sysadmin, same for all users on a server??? Thanks.
|
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message
| | > Thanks. I was trying to figure out what Gates meant when Win2K was
| > introduced. He said documents would follow you around automatically.
| > Storing them on a server is a bit different.
| >
| > | > > Even if you use a roaming profile your documents will not
| > > roam with you. Only the desktop settings, like
| > > backgrounds and desktop icons. If you want to access the
| > > documents on multiple machines, you'll have to store them
| > > on the server, and have a logon script that will map to
| > > that directory.