Guest RAZ4183 Posted August 20, 2008 Posted August 20, 2008 I have a recurring issue with one of my users. We use roaming profiles on our network (windows 2003 servers SP2) his laptop has XP Pro SP2. Several months ago he deleted a number of Word/Excel files from his desktop but they would re-appear after he rebooted his system. I deleted the same files from his desktop, his locally cached profile, and from his roaming profile. This seemed to have solved the issue. Now those same files are back on his desktop several months later. This exact same situation happened last year with these same files. What is causing this and how can I permanently remove these files?
Guest Anthony [MVP] Posted August 21, 2008 Posted August 21, 2008 Re: Deleted Files Re-Appear This happens if you have a roaming profile and do not delete copies of the profile on all machines the user has logged on to. You can use delprof to delete profiles on remote machines, Anthony, http://www.airdesk.com "RAZ4183" <RAZ4183@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FA97B633-A7DA-4E36-9C3A-BA7D36B2FB21@microsoft.com... > I have a recurring issue with one of my users. We use roaming profiles on > our > network (windows 2003 servers SP2) his laptop has XP Pro SP2. Several > months > ago he deleted a number of Word/Excel files from his desktop but they > would > re-appear after he rebooted his system. I deleted the same files from his > desktop, his locally cached profile, and from his roaming profile. This > seemed to have solved the issue. Now those same files are back on his > desktop > several months later. This exact same situation happened last year with > these > same files. What is causing this and how can I permanently remove these > files?
Guest Ace Fekay [MVP Direcrtory Services] Posted August 22, 2008 Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Deleted Files Re-Appear "RAZ4183" <RAZ4183@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FA97B633-A7DA-4E36-9C3A-BA7D36B2FB21@microsoft.com... >I have a recurring issue with one of my users. We use roaming profiles on >our > network (windows 2003 servers SP2) his laptop has XP Pro SP2. Several > months > ago he deleted a number of Word/Excel files from his desktop but they > would > re-appear after he rebooted his system. I deleted the same files from his > desktop, his locally cached profile, and from his roaming profile. This > seemed to have solved the issue. Now those same files are back on his > desktop > several months later. This exact same situation happened last year with > these > same files. What is causing this and how can I permanently remove these > files? Funny, I replied to this but my post didn't show up. I'm wondering if it is because of Vista's Windows Mail? Never happened under OEx. Unless it did post and I am not seeing it in my view? Anyway, I thought to reply with specifics about what is going on. Here was my original post that didn't show up: What third party tools are installed? Using Redirection? Are there multiple sites, with a different location to store profiles, that may have an older copy of his profile? Is the user logging on to different machines? If so, this can be the cause if none of the others above apply. If this is the case, I would suggest to implement Folder Redirection through a GPO for your user base. It eliminates this issue and provides numerous benefits. Here is more info on what you are seeing that explains it: Files and Folders Reappear After Deletion with Roaming ProfilesAfter you delete files or folders of a user's roaming profile, the files and folders reappear. If a user has a roaming profile and logs on to different ... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/236073 -- Regards, Ace This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I, MCT, MVP Microsoft MVP - Directory Services Microsoft Certified Trainer For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers. Infinite Diversities in Infinite Combinations
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