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by dennisbv

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If I set up roaming profiles on our network, does each computer need all the same software. I mean if I am using a roaming profile and I use Office 2000 and I log in to a computer without Windows 2000 can this work. (these would be Windows 2000 Pro work stations on a Win NT 4.0 Network) Also would roaming profiles work on Win 2000 and win 98?

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by ozzbat2

When setting up a roaming profile, with a networking systemsuch as nt. win2k etc...

Connecting from another system on the network, even one without a networking os such as win9.x, When you log on the logon request should be validated from the networking system from across the network. After the logon is validated from this system, your roaming profile should then take effect through out the network. There are some issues with working directly on the win 9.x systems which may breach some of the access rules of the roaming profile. In this case, simply switch these files across the network and make them a share from the networking os. This should fix you up, let me know

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