Profile Loss in W2K

[gary.edward.geer]

I have long been looking for a solution to this, Microsoft hasn't been
able to help.

We have a windows 2000 network, and our laptop users randomly seem to
lose their profiles.

For example - profile1 becomes profile1.xyzdomain (xyzdomain being
our company domain)

This will usually be discovered when the user logs in in the morning,
after working on their
laptop at home. They login to find a standard generic windows
desktop.

Checking the profile list - their original profile is still there, but
we have to go through the registry
and delete the new profile for them to get their settings back.
(delete profile1.xyzdomain so that profile1 comes up properly)

I've had users who this happens to once and never again and other
users who it happens to 4-5 times in one day.

Any ideas on how to stop this from happening?

thanks.

-Gary

 

[Dave Patrick]

This is normal and expected behavior. On a newly-joined-to-the-domain PC if
you logon to the pc first, then to the domain you would end up with two
profiles.
%username%
and
%username%.%userdomain%
Else if you logon to the domain first, then to the pc you would end up with
%username%
and
%username%.%computername%

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[gary.edward.geer]

This is normal and expected behavior. On a newly-joined-to-the-domain PC if
you logon to the pc first, then to the domain you would end up with two
profiles.
%username%
and
%username%.%userdomain%
Else if you logon to the domain first, then to the pc you would end up with
%username%
and
%username%.%computername%

Thanks for the reply.

So, if the user turns on his computer, logs in, then connects the
network cable (or wireless) and connects
to the interenet, then our Cisco VPN Client - this would be when the
%username%.%domain%
would be created?

This is randomly happening on computers that have been in the field
for months. Never happens on
our desktop units. It makes sense what you said, but I'm wondering
why it wouldn't happen all the time?
Is this only going to happen when they login without a network cable
plugged in? And is there a way to
prevent windows 2000 from creating new profiles?

thanks.

-Gary

 

[Dave Patrick]

It's independent of network connection status. It has to do with the order
of logging on locally versus logging onto domain.

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[gary.edward.geer]

ok, just had this happen to some users again today. (mondays are
always good for it)

On the one I worked on today- in the profile list - %username% had
become %username%.%domain%

I had to edit the profile properties to change the profile a back to
just %username% so that the user
could access his documents, etc.

Any other ideas on preventing this?

thanks!

-Gary

 

[gary.edward.geer]

ok, just had this happen to some users again today. (mondays are
always good for it)

On the one I worked on today- in the profile list - %username% had
become %username%.%domain%

I had to edit the profile properties to change the profile a back to
just %username% so that the user
could access his documents, etc.

Any other ideas on preventing this?

thanks!

-Gary

 

[Dave Patrick]

Not really. This is normal and expected behavior.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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[gary.edward.geer]

Dave -

I've seen you post the 'normal and expected behavior' message
all over the internet. That doesn't really answer the question.

The 99% of the time that it doesn't happen- is that abnormal and
unexpected behavior?

thanks for trying anyway.

-Gary

 

[Dave Patrick]

No, not neither. You're welcome.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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