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by qmd61

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We current running Windows NT4.0 (Back office Small business). We decide to install W2K server a fresh copy. But we need to keep all workstation desktop intacted. After the workstation joint the new server and new domain, it created the new profile on the workstation with the brand new desktop. The client lost their desktop What could we do to restore their old desktop (map, share, favorite, Outlook, personal setup...) as they could work on the old server. Are there any how to fix this problem?
Thanks for your help.

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by tweested

Greetings~
Please attempt: Right-mouse My Computer|User Profiles. Select the profile you wish to restore and copy to Browse|C:\WINNT\Profiles\... the profile that you created when you logged on to the W2K server. Hope this assist's you.

by frobo

I agree with anwser 1, but dont' forget to set the Permissions for the Profile. There are many way's to migrate profiles from one domain to an other, but if you have only a few clients it's not much work.

regards

Frobo

by oridjinn

If you kept the same domain name you will have two folders in the Documents and Settings folder. USER and USER.Domain - The USER.Domain folder was created when the user logged into the newly created domain. Do a show all files and copy all contents to the USER.Domain folder from the USER folder. Just don't copy the index file in the cookies folder and make sure you are logged in as the Administrator account. If you did keep the same domain name and you don't see a USER and a USER.Domain folder, you need to quickly log in as the user to create the folder, then log back off and follow the instructions above.

by shanghai sam

That's exactly what I saw in the Profiles folder and I did try it from the begining but it does not work. I think we should have a special software which could back up and restore profile in difference flatform.

by frobo

Ok ,

another try:

Copy the Profiles to an other folder, then take the Moveuser.exe from W2k:
This command-line tool changes the security of a profile from one user to another. This enables you to change the account domain and/or the user name.

regards

Frobo

by frobo

If your user dont have Serverbased Profiles,
no Problem. Just change this in the account, and make it use Serverbased Profiles.

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