Roaming Profiles

Domain Users can install software even though they aren't Admins Windows Server 2003

Roaming users, with folder redirection active, can't install software to local discs of machines but can still install to their home folder, such as my documents etc... Why?! We're running windows server 2003 with XP workstations. Software/Hardware used: Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Roaming profiles on Windows 2008 Terminal Server

We have a problem with our windows 2008 terminal server enviroment. We use for the users who loggon to the system roaming profiles. But if you set in your user session that you want to display in the explorer a detail view and want to keep that windows saves this setting in the local directory. So...

I have a working Windows Server roaming profile. how do i make it a mandatory profile that users can never change?

administering microsoft server 2003 platform. managing user profiles such as roaming and mandatory profiles. Software/Hardware used: software

Is there an easy way to revert a user from domain login with roaming profile/offline files back to local profile on the PC?

I have a Windows 2003 network with XP clients (SP2 and a few SP3). I was asked last spring (08) to migrate users from local profiles to a domain (roaming?) profile using offline files to mantain synchronization to the network. Now the higher up has one person bending his ear with how he liked...

Adding users to Server 2003 domain

I have 50 or so new users to add to the domain (small high school situation.) we use roaming profiles so that students can log in to any of the lab computers (using XP Pro). Using AD, I set up the first user, using a login script, mapped drive Z to her documents folder. I tested the login and it...

folder redirection with excludes

Good day I read through your article about "Combining folder redirection with roaming profiles" http://searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid192_gci1352927,00.html?track=NL-1108&ad=698487&asrc=EM_NLT_6519520&uid=1767546 I have been using it for some years now and find it to be as...

Cannot create roaming profiles on member server in Terminal services

cannot create roaming profiles on member server installed on vsx3i in Terminal services

Are changes made to roaming profile saved at the central server?

if canges are made to raoming profile it is saved at the central server

Cheaper then Windows Server

So here is the story. I am the IT person for a small vehicle dealership chain that is spread across 4 locations in the city. Each location is presently setup with a VPN connection to the main site which houses a database server hosting all the programs needed to run the dealership like, customer...

Icons won't delete on domained workstations

I have some users who are setup with romeing profiles on a domain network. Every time they delete a file from their desktop such as a .doc or .pdf or .xlx, etc.. and they reboot their machines the files come back. Help....

Can not find the source of prfXXXX.tmp files that are saved on desktop

In my environment, we are running Window Server 2003 and Window XP Pro. We have a one roaming profile that periodically creates prfXXXX.tmp files on the desktop. The files are always 2GB. We can not determine what application is creating the temp files and why they are not being deleted. Please...

Trying to create roaming profile for Apple Mac computers

Im trying to create roaming profile for Apple MAC systems which are connected to Win 2k3 ADS. I set the path on the Active Directory Access options. But the profile stores only on local system. Not on the roaming path I specified. Roaming profile is the same Win2k3 AD server. Anyone have idea on...

roaming profiles permissions

I'm trying to login into roaming profile on windows server 2003 R2 standard from XP pro client. Only users with administrative privledges can login. Any suggestions?

Recommendations about Size of Roaming Profile Quota.

I am planning to implement quota on user's roaming profiles. Should I place these roaming profiles in new volumes? What are the recommendations about the size of roaming profile's quota keeping in view that there should be enough size for profile to copy or cache itself? Please help me in this...

Active Desktop Recovery

I have these few machines that have roaming profiles. Whenever I log into any of these computers I get a Restore Active Desktop message followed by a script error. What can be the cause of this? and could it be a profile issue?

DFS real time replication in roaming profiles and home directories

Sorry for a possible repost. Is it ok to use two Win2008 servers (dual core Xeon with SAS disks in RAID 5) to set up a DFS target with real time replication for roaming profiles and users' home directories so if one of the servers fails, the users will still be able to access their data? The...

Error creating a user account - can it be changed?

Hi earlier on the year I created 100+ new accounts. On one of them I got the logon name wrong by one character. We use W2003 Server & XP clients, roaming profiles & My Documents are redirected. I could of course just change the account name but then I'd also have to do the same with the profile &...

Users unable to delete files Windows XP on Windows Server 2003

We are a small high school with a Win 2003 server and Win XP Pro desktops. We use roaming profiles. Some - but not all - users find that when they delete files (stored in their network folder), the files are restored the next time they log in. What should I be looking for to troubleshoot this?

Limit access to domain PCs

I somehow find myself responsible for our school's small Windows 2003 Server (XP clients) network. I am trying to restrict student access to certain computers (we use roaming profiles.) I know I can give access to specific computers by going into each student account - but this is a lot of work. Is...