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I need advise please....

I setup a LAN consist of 20 PC No server just a peer to peer network, what happen is when i share a folder on one pc and share it the other pc's then mapped the shared folder, it only allows 10 users to mapped that drive (Question No 1)

Now i am planning to setup a Windows 2000 server, but when i try to connect one of the client(Windows XP) it changes everything even the desktop settings which i dont want to happen. I just want a server that will serve as a domain controller which will share a folder and all 20 clients can mapped drive.

Please be informed that the server will also be my machine and there i will do all my work.

Thanks in advance....

PAUL

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by cg it

connection limit of 10 concurrent connections. sorry but this is a built in limitation. When you migrate to a server, there is no limit to connections per se, just CALs.

by rindi1

Question 1 has been answered by 1. As for your second question, you have probably set up your system for roaming profiles. That way your desktop etc. will follow you around no matter from which PC you logon from. Change from roaming to local profiles and you should be OK. You should find enough info on local and roaming profiles on the microsoft homepage.

by wanabedrsean

when you login to the server if it is set up as a domain controller a new user profile is created for the domain user at login. domain user is different from local user. you can go to documents and settings on your local hardrive and copy user profiles into each other

by edlockett

If you want to migrate your user profiles from your local accounts to your domain accounts, best to use the files and settings transfer wizard.

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