Jon K Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 Hey all -I am trying to figure out what I need to do in order to solve and issue I have. I recently set up a domain controller to migrate our rather open network to a more secure schema. This particular desktop had been used locally for about 3 months, so the software and settings are perfected to the users requirements. Now, I added the machine to the domain (domain user name is same as local) and it created a new blank profile it seems - no desktop shortcuts, program defaults, etc. How can I make it such that when the person logs into the computer (and onto the domain) their former profile is intact?Thanks everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ithonicfury Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 * Log into the local account and find where profile to be migrated is located "echo %userprofile%" * Log into computer as user you want to migrate profile to * Log out * Log in as an administrator * Give new user rights to old profile folder (in Documents and Settings), make sure it applies recursively * Launch regedit (regedit32 for windows 2k) * Click HKEY_USERS and go to file > load hive, and browse to the NTUSER.DAT file in the old profile * Give new user full access * File > Unload Hive * Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Miscrosoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList * Find the new users subkey * Change the value of ProfileImagePath to the old domain profiles location * Close regedit, logout, and log in as new user. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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