copying user profiles to another machine (NT4 workstation)

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The default profile will be created but you can copy
the contents of any profile into a newly created default
profile. I would leave out Temp Inet Files and Cookies
because of space restrictions but it can be done.

"Bloke" <bloke@softhome.net> wrote in message news:
>I was wondering if copying the user profile from one machine to another
>could be done??
>
> This is the setup we have....
>
> A machine is logged onto the network and the roaming profile gets
> downloaded, it then gets taken offsite for a user to use offline and
> connect using VPN so the profile being used is a local profile that is a
> copy of their roaming profile.
>
> The problem is that if the profile gets corrupt or anything we then
> struggle to get the machine working via RAS sometimes so the machine may
> need to be brought back onsite for it to be logged onto the network
> properly.
>
> Is there a way to log their id on a machine on our network and copy
> relevent files to a cd for this to be sent to them so they can maybe log
> on as a different user (one whose profile is on that pc) and then run this
> cd which will copy files needed for a local user account???
>
> I hope this makes sense.
>
> Regards
>
> Bloke
>

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What I actually need is the full profile copying, including
username/password etc..... any ideas if this can be done? If so, how?

Regards

Bloke

"Michael Giorgio - MS MVP" <Michael.Giorgio@NoSpam.mayerson.com> wrote in
message news:us9TAg6iFHA.3288@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> The default profile will be created but you can copy
> the contents of any profile into a newly created default
> profile. I would leave out Temp Inet Files and Cookies
> because of space restrictions but it can be done.
>
> "Bloke" <bloke@softhome.net> wrote in message news:
>>I was wondering if copying the user profile from one machine to another
>>could be done??
>>
>> This is the setup we have....
>>
>> A machine is logged onto the network and the roaming profile gets
>> downloaded, it then gets taken offsite for a user to use offline and
>> connect using VPN so the profile being used is a local profile that is a
>> copy of their roaming profile.
>>
>> The problem is that if the profile gets corrupt or anything we then
>> struggle to get the machine working via RAS sometimes so the machine may
>> need to be brought back onsite for it to be logged onto the network
>> properly.
>>
>> Is there a way to log their id on a machine on our network and copy
>> relevent files to a cd for this to be sent to them so they can maybe log
>> on as a different user (one whose profile is on that pc) and then run
>> this cd which will copy files needed for a local user account???
>>
>> I hope this makes sense.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Bloke
>>
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsnt.domain (More info?)

Username and password sounds more specific to user
account not profile. They are quite different in a domain
model as well as a peer to peer workgroup.

"Bloke" <bloke@softhome.net> wrote in message news:
> What I actually need is the full profile copying, including
> username/password etc..... any ideas if this can be done? If so, how?
>

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its the full account and profile i need to copy, ie once its been logged
onto a domain and the account gets deployed, then this machine is taken off
the network and the user logs on offline, its this account & profile I need
to copy to another machine, can this be done?

Regards

"Michael Giorgio - MS MVP" <Michael.Giorgio@NoSpam.mayerson.com> wrote in
message news:u$s69ITjFHA.1444@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Username and password sounds more specific to user
> account not profile. They are quite different in a domain
> model as well as a peer to peer workgroup.
>
> "Bloke" <bloke@softhome.net> wrote in message news:
>> What I actually need is the full profile copying, including
>> username/password etc..... any ideas if this can be done? If so, how?
>>
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsnt.domain (More info?)

Both will be retained by default. The machine will cache
the last 10 successful logons in the event a DC cannot
be contacted for authentication. The domain user account
will be cached and the same profile will be used. As for
copying the account from the domain to the local machine
I do not have a solution other than manually creating an
account on the local machine and copying the contents
fo the user profile from the domain profile to the local
profile.

"Bloke" <bloke@softhome.net> wrote in message news:
> its the full account and profile i need to copy, ie once its been logged
> onto a domain and the account gets deployed, then this machine is taken
> off the network and the user logs on offline, its this account & profile I
> need to copy to another machine, can this be done?
>