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Profiles from nt used in 2000

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by dave_landreth 1 view

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I have disaster recovery computers that are running NT 4.0. The are hundreds of miles from my office. Over the years we have set up profiles for many users. Most were done walking the client through the process. They are all upper management. We areabout to upgrade these computers to 2000. My question is: Is there a way to use the profiles created on an NT 4.0 platform on a 2000 system?

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by mfischer

If you mean that you are using roaming profiles then the answer is yes. If you must move the profiles manually then remember that 2k doesn't use a profiles directory (in system root) it uses the "documents and settings" folder.

by dave_landreth

I guess I failed to mention that roaming profiles are out of the question. I am talking about using NT 4.0 profiles on a 2000 platform. Sorry for the confusion.

by mfischer

Then yes you can still migrate profiles. If you are upgrading from the existing os install then it is painless. If you intend to do a fresh install in Win2k then you'll need to copy the %system%\Profiles\joeuser profile directory to a safe locale,and copy into the c:\documents and settings folder of the new workstation.

by dj61

Actually copying the profiles does not work. Windows 2000 will create a new profile named joeuser.000 or something like it instead of using the existing profile. If you want to use existing profiles you must either upgrade the existing os. Windows will import all the profiles into its Documents and Settings directory for you, or you must copy the profiles to a safe place and have the users logon for the first time. Then you must painstakingly copy the items in their old profile into the appropriate folders in their new profile.

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