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NT 4 SP6 Logon getting corrupted

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by p.j.cheshire

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Have some users on a small NT4 lan setup to logon with scripts etc

The users who dont log on very often, or just use the NT4 Workstations for mail etc have no problems

The power users who are on all the time seem to have there identity corrupted and programs that ran before, office etc, stop working and keep wanting reinstallation - eventually it becomes so bad I just have to create a new account and then everything is fine for a while

The workstations only have 64MB and at first as the profile kept asking if you wanted to revert to the local one or download I thought the machines had been locking up and the profile had lost its way

any ideas

pete

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by avi_mohod

Hi,
I think basic problem is that ur m/cs in n/w r infected with viruses.Plz first install antivirus and clean the m/cs.I think most of the problems will be solved.
avi.

by curlergirl

It sounds like you're using roaming profiles, which have a tendency to get corrupted over time. The only real reason I've found for using roaming profiles is if users move around from computer to computer frequently, or if you shift computers around between users for some reason on a frequent basis. Other than that, roaming profiles can be more of a pain than a pleasure. So, if you don't really need to use them, one option would be to change your user setups so that they don't use roaming profiles (in User Manager/properties of the user/Profile tab).
If you need to keep using them and they're getting corrupted frequently, these few things might help:

1. Set up a group policy to exclude the Internet temporary files folder from the roaming profiles. This is one major cause of corruption and slowness, as it can get very large.

2. Make sure your users restart, or at least log off and back on, at least a few times a week. Those that never log off are going to have more problems.

3. If you are using Exchange with the Outlook client, make sure that you DO NOT set up Outlook to use offline folders. Although offline folders seem like a good thing, since they provide a way to backup the Exchange mailbox locally, with roaming profiles they seem to cause more grief than relief.

Hope this helps!

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