User Profile Problems

[Rob Rech]

Hi all;


I have a small problem on my network here. Every now and
then, a user will approach me and say that their default
printer has changed, or files that they have deleted have
returned, or settings that they have made have changed
back. Here is how we are set up:

1. All users have roaming profiles

2. Each Client PC has Windows XP Pro SP1 with all updates

3. 2 domain controllers; windows 2000 server; all updates

4. The users are not given permission to write to the
hard disk; They do have permission to write to the
desktop and My Documents.

5. My documents and Desktop are included on the profile
which is stored on the first DC. The users also have the
file server to store files on if they like (which is
encouraged).

I have seen the following event in event viewer across
the network: 1524,Source = Userenv ... Windows cannot
unload your classes registry file - it is still in use by
other applications or services. The file will be unloaded
when it is no longer in use.


If someone could please help me on this, I would greatly
appreciate it.



Thank you;



Rob Rech
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

How big are the profiles, on average? You should redirect My Documents to
the users' home directories, either via policy or manually in each profile.
Keep profiles as tiny as possible and they usually work pretty well.

 

[Rob Rech]

The profile that is in question right now is not very
large. We have some monsterous profiles (laptop users)
and those seem to function without any problems (most).
However the one in question is a laptop user and his
profile is 38Mb.

Rob