Roaming Profiles Questions


Deleted files reappear after logging on Windows Server 2008
Running a server with server 2008 R2 with users logging on using Netvoyager thin clients via RDP with roaming profiles. When a user deletes a file it appears as though it was deleted but returns after relogging on. This only happens to normal user accounts but deletes permanately under the administrator account. the problem both [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  5:24 AM
RDP, Roaming Profiles, Server-based/Thin-client computing, Windows Server 2008 R2
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5 pts.

Problem with roaming profiles in Windows server 2003
Hello I would like to ask a question about a recent problem in a pc belongs to active directory with roamin profile enable. Actually the pc was virus attacked and we formatted it. But after that the profile couldnt log in and we were receiving an error message  ”Windows did not load your roaming profile [...]

Answer Question   |  September 27, 2011  6:02 AM
Roaming Profiles, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 administration, Windows XP
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Mmi
10 pts.

Moving user profiles in Outlook 2003 in Active Directory environment
I need to move roaming profiles with 3 folders (User, Home, and MSOutlookData)to a different drive on one of our servers….in an AD environment. I have never done this before, would appreciate any tips/tricks/cautions that anyone has to offer

Answer Question   |  March 30, 2011  5:56 PM
Active Directory, Outlook 2003, Roaming Profiles, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain, Windows Server 2003 Networking
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6,220 pts.

Roaming Profile with Wireless Connection
On our school network we have wireless access for the principal and the teachers who use laptop computers. The server runs Windows Server 2003 and all clients run Windows XP Pro. The school is in two different buildings and the principal and computer teacher both travel from one building to the other with their laptops. [...]

Answer Question   |  February 9, 2011  8:32 PM
Linksys Routers, Roaming Profiles, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Professional, Wireless, Wireless roaming
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120 pts.

Roaming Windows Profile Issues
I support an application that gives users several preferences to choose from. These are written to the Windows registry in the CurrentUser directory. Is there a way to implement or save these settings for a roaming user profile in Windows? Normally I would just export and import the registry for these settings between users. But [...]

Answer Question   |  November 30, 2010  4:42 PM
Roaming Profiles, User profiles, Windows Registry, Windows Server User Profiles
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225 pts.

Roaming profiles on Windows server 2008
How can I institute roaming profiles on Windows server 2008? I want all users to be able to log in to any computer and get their desktop and apps.

Answer Question   |  September 29, 2010  2:56 PM
Roaming Profiles, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration, Windows Server User Profiles
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975 pts.

Disable roaming profiles on Windows server 2008 r2
How do we prevent roaming profiles? A previous administrator enabled them but we do not want any user to be able to use any machine anymore. We want to limit each user to their specified machine. How is this accomplished?

Answer Question   |  January 12, 2011  8:37 PM
Roaming Profiles, Windows, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Support, Windows Server User Profiles
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9,815 pts.

Problem accessing the Desktop and My Documents using Roaming Profiles / Redirects
I am having problems with users that have folder redirects and roaming profiles in a Windows 2003 domain. While using the program Nikon Picture Project v1.5, the software will not transfer the pictures to any folder on the “desktop” or in “my documents.” It will allow the user to create a folder within its “browse” [...]

Answer Question   |  April 7, 2010  5:41 PM
Desktop administration, Desktop settings, My Documents, Roaming Profiles, Roaming Profiles Folder Redirects Permissions, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain
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5 pts.

Roaming Profiles-deleted files & folders return- Server 2008
Hi!  Our school has 1 server (Microsoft Server 2008) and uses roaming profiles for the teachers and students.  Our problem is that, if something gets added to a profile, we can delete it, but it comes right back the next time the user logs on. Some examples: 1.  Grades 4 – 8 logon as the same [...]

Answer Question   |  March 18, 2010  1:10 AM
Roaming Profiles, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 configuration
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20 pts.

roaming profiles windows server 2003
how I can create a roaming profile in win 2k3 std. please assist us for xp client pc alos tell me the win2k3 standard server is enough for configure or there is need any enterpriese edition or nt server.

Answer Question   |  June 25, 2012  6:40 AM
Roaming Profiles, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
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5 pts.

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.

Answer Question   |  October 5, 2009  2:37 PM
Roaming Profiles, Windows Server 2003, Windows server administration, Windows XP
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16,755 pts.

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. [...]

Answer Question   |  September 14, 2009  1:59 PM
Roaming Profiles, Windows 2008 Terminal Server, Windows Server 2008, Windows Terminal Server
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16,755 pts.

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.

Answer Question   |  August 18, 2009  1:01 PM
Roaming Profiles, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server User Profiles
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5 pts.

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 things [...]

Answer Question   |  June 26, 2009  7:24 PM
domain profiles, Roaming Profiles, User profiles, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server User Profiles, Windows XP, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP SP3
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5 pts.

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 [...]

Answer Question   |  August 6, 2010  3:45 PM
Roaming Profiles, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server User Profiles
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425 pts.

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 you say dam good to keep thing backup and ect But I have one problem I would like to do a redirection without/excludes some file [...]

Answer Question   |  April 9, 2009  2:29 PM
Group Policy for folder redirection, Roaming Profiles
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5 pts.

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

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2009  5:43 AM
Roaming Profiles, Terminal Services, Terminal Services roaming profiles, VMware ESX 3i
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5 pts.

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

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2009  9:04 PM
Roaming, Roaming Profiles, Wireless roaming
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10 pts.

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 tracking [...]

Answer Question   |  April 3, 2009  6:20 PM
Active Directory, Desktop management applications, Domain management, File sharing protocols, FOSS, LDAP, Novell, OpenLDAP, Remote monitoring hardware, Roaming Profiles, SME Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Xserve
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40 pts.

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….

Answer Question   |  March 19, 2009  9:11 PM
Desktop, Roaming Profiles, Workstations
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145 pts.