User Profile Question

[Dave Patrick]

Given the virus issue you probably won't want to copy any of the old stuff
else you may end up propagating the issues again.

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Regards,

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

:
| Hi,
|
| I have a number of users on our small network, and they have their own
| profiles, which are local to their computers. Unfortunately, the system we
| have has some problems, and we'll have to bring it down (hardware and
virus
| problems). What worries me, is, worse come to worse, we might have to
| reinstall the operating system and reconfigure active directory.
|
| I understand that will force me to add the users again to the directory,
| hence they'll have new profile. Can i just copy the profile to their new
one
| (in the System properties, Advanced tab, for XP), and it should work? Is
| there anything else I need to worry about?
|
| Will appreciate some advice,
|
| Thanks,
|
| Ali
|
|

 

[Ali]

Hi,

I have a number of users on our small network, and they have their own
profiles, which are local to their computers. Unfortunately, the system we
have has some problems, and we'll have to bring it down (hardware and virus
problems). What worries me, is, worse come to worse, we might have to
reinstall the operating system and reconfigure active directory.

I understand that will force me to add the users again to the directory,
hence they'll have new profile. Can i just copy the profile to their new one
(in the System properties, Advanced tab, for XP), and it should work? Is
there anything else I need to worry about?

Will appreciate some advice,

Thanks,

Ali

 

[Ali]

Dave,

Thanks for the alert! Just curios, if virus wasn't the issue, would that be
the way to do it?

Ali

 

[Dave Patrick]

I really don't have a clue. All you told us is that "the system we have has
some problems" If required you can use the Copy To function to mirror the
profile. Logon at least once after joining the domain. Then while logged on
as another user (with administrative rights) Control Panel|System|User
Profiles, select your userprofile, Copy To, Browse to
%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\userprofile.domainname
Change "Permitted to use:" to "userprofile.domainname" OK.

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Regards,

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

:
| Dave,
|
| Thanks for the alert! Just curios, if virus wasn't the issue, would that
be
| the way to do it?
|
| Ali