TechRepublic Readers,
I would like to start off by thanking you in advance for taking the time to read this and comment.
I recently started working at a new company as IT Staff. My previous employer was very thorough in training me. They were extreamly strict on the specifics, and had SOPS set up for about every task i did (from setting up servers to installing a printer and naming it).
At this new job, it is the opposite, the network is held together by bits of string. One of these pieces of string is a NT4 Domain controller, on an ancient system. I have purchased a new dell poweredge server and set it up as the new domain controller. I have setup Scripts and GPO’s for grouped users (by department) to manage drive mapping, system settings, printers, etc.
It is all going very well except for one thing.
PROFILES!
Basically, i know the basic procedure for copying a user profile:
– Logon as new user
– Logoff, login as admin
– Copy all old user files except for the 3 hidden files in old user root dir: NTUSER.DAT, ntuser.dat.log, and ntuser.ini
– Paste in new users directory
This seems to save most settings. But i do have some concerns before i move everyone over.
Is there any way to copy these specific user settings:
– Windows Taskbar Quicklaunch buttons
– Other windows toolbars
Some more questions & concerns:
– Will Office Products autosave to the new profiles directory or to the old profile?
– Are there any other things i should be concerned with? I really want the move to go as smooth as possible, and these users are not very comfortable with change.