Moving user profile to a different PC

[John]

Hi

sbs 2003 premium. A user needs to move to a different PC. How can I move her
local profile from one client pc across to another?

Thanks

Regards

 

[Larry Struckmeyer [SBS-MVP]]

What is stored in the profile on the old computer? Usually this question
pertains to the desktop and the IE favorites. Those folders can simply be
copied from one profile to another. User data files and settings can be
more problematic, but you could also use the File and Settings Transfer
Wizard.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/crawford_november12.mspx

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi

sbs 2003 premium. A user needs to move to a different PC. How can I move her
local profile from one client pc across to another?

Thanks

Regards

HOW TO Use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard By Using the Windows
XP CD-ROM
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;306186

HOW TO Use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard with a Wizard Disk in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306187

Or, there is the "old fashioned," manual way:

How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811151


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[Michael Jenkin (mickyj.com)]

You could tell the server, in the AD, that this user now has a roaming
profile. When the user next logs off, the profile copies up the server,
when the user shifts, it comes down to the final location.

in the profile location, (after creating a folder in the server and
sharing as profiles$) I point profiles to \\server\profiles$\%username%

Hi

sbs 2003 premium. A user needs to move to a different PC. How can I move her
local profile from one client pc across to another?

Thanks

Regards

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[Andrew E.]

The file-transfer-wizard works ok (but only with the retail copy of xp),other
wise,use microsoft USMT (download)...