How to get existing xp workstation to logon to a new Windows 2003

[Guest hrlevy]

How to get existing xp workstation to logon to a new Windows 2003 server

 

 

Please excuse me if this is the wrong place for this question.

If you tell me a better place I will post it there.

 

I am new to Windows Servers. so if this seems like a dumb question, sorry.

 

I have about 45 shops to convert from Netware 5.1 to Windows server 2003.

Each shop has a Netware 5.1 server and from 3 to 14 workstations connected

to it.

Each shop is on a seperate network/tree, there is no connection between them.

Every workstation has its own profile and is configured to fit the user needs.

Currently when a workstation logs on to the Netware server it gets all of

the needed

 

fileserver drive mapping and printer queues automaticly from a single login

script on the

 

server.

 

 

My problem is that I can't find a viable way to connect these workstation to

the new 2003

 

server.

 

If I configure the PC to log on to the server 2003's domain, then it will

creat a new

 

profile and loss the user's current desktop and all related settings.

 

If I configure the PC to log on to the workstation, (which keeps the user

current profile)

 

I can't find a way to have it automaaticly get the drive mapping directly

from the server.

 

Is there a way to logon to a workstation and then get and execute a standard

logon script

 

from the server??

 

 

Thank you

Howard R. Levy

[Guest Jabez Gan [MVP]]

Re: How to get existing xp workstation to logon to a new Windows 2003

 

You will need to copy the workstation's profile to the domain. Please see

the followign link for more info:

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=822848

http://www.petri.co.il/forums/showthread.php?t=6286

 

On how to create logon script, please refer to:

http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/Logon/logon_scripts.htm

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324803

 

I suggest that you call for professional help in assisting you on setting up

the systems.

 

--

Jabez Gan

Microsoft MVP: Windows Server - File Storage

"hrlevy" <hrlevy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> How to get existing xp workstation to logon to a new Windows 2003 server

>

>

> Please excuse me if this is the wrong place for this question.

> If you tell me a better place I will post it there.

>

> I am new to Windows Servers. so if this seems like a dumb question, sorry.

>

> I have about 45 shops to convert from Netware 5.1 to Windows server 2003.

> Each shop has a Netware 5.1 server and from 3 to 14 workstations connected

> to it.

> Each shop is on a seperate network/tree, there is no connection between

> them.

> Every workstation has its own profile and is configured to fit the user

> needs.

> Currently when a workstation logs on to the Netware server it gets all of

> the needed

>

> fileserver drive mapping and printer queues automaticly from a single

> login

> script on the

>

> server.

>

>

> My problem is that I can't find a viable way to connect these workstation

> to

> the new 2003

>

> server.

>

> If I configure the PC to log on to the server 2003's domain, then it will

> creat a new

>

> profile and loss the user's current desktop and all related settings.

>

> If I configure the PC to log on to the workstation, (which keeps the user

> current profile)

>

> I can't find a way to have it automaaticly get the drive mapping directly

> from the server.

>

> Is there a way to logon to a workstation and then get and execute a

> standard

> logon script

>

> from the server??

>

>

> Thank you

> Howard R. Levy