domain change - copy user profiles

[Guest tjc]

If I remove an XP client from one active directory domain and then join the

same client to another one, is there a way to copy the profile so that the

programs and icons will stay the same? I know how to copy profiles in the

XP client, I'm just wondering if it works when you remove from a domain and

then join a completely different one.

 

Thanks,

TJ

[Guest Chris Dent]

Re: domain change - copy user profiles

 

 

Hi TJ,

 

It works well enough on the file level. Watch the permissions if the SIDs

for the account are different. They will be unless you used a migration tool

and took the current users SID into the SID History on the destination.

 

You're likely to run into a few problems with permissions in the Registry if

you copy over the Current User Hive (NTUser.dat). Those can be moderately

easily fixed, or you can start with a blank one and rebuild the settings.

 

Chris

 

"tjc" <tjc7546@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> If I remove an XP client from one active directory domain and then join

> the same client to another one, is there a way to copy the profile so that

> the programs and icons will stay the same? I know how to copy profiles in

> the XP client, I'm just wondering if it works when you remove from a

> domain and then join a completely different one.

>

> Thanks,

> TJ