Re: Profile question...

Mike

Did you try and ask in the SBS newsgroup about this issue with joining a XP laptop
to a sbs environment?
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ows.server.sbs

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"Mike" <> wrote in message
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> One of the small networks I manage had a Win2k DC that crashed.
> We replaced it with a 2008 SBS & since most of the clients were XP, I
> was able to join computers to the new domain & copy the profiles from
> the old location to the new location.
> That was until I got to the Vista laptop.
> On this computer, the profile shows as 'Unknown' & the 'copy to'
> option is grayed out.
> I am currently copying the contents of the C:\Users\username folder to
> the C:\Users\user.newdomain folder.
> Will this be all I need?
> Is there an easier way?
> Also, under system properties>user profiles that Unknown profile shows
> to be 42.9 GB, but the folder I am copying is only 19.7 GB.
> Why such a huge difference?

That has nothing to do with your question. If that's going to be your
attitude, reload XP and slither out of here.

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"Mike" <> wrote in message
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> The XP laptops & desktops weren't a problem.
>
> On Mar 4, 9:44 am, "Peter Foldes" <ok...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Mike
>>
>> Did you try and ask in the SBS newsgroup about this issue with joining a
>> XP laptop
>> to a sbs environment?
>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ows.server.sbs
>>
>> --
>> Peter
>>
>> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
>> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>>
>> "Mike" <texan...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:68a53f6f-5dcd-44b1-b7cd-...
>>
>> > One of the small networks I manage had a Win2k DC that crashed.
>> > We replaced it with a 2008 SBS & since most of the clients were XP, I
>> > was able to join computers to the new domain & copy the profiles from
>> > the old location to the new location.
>> > That was until I got to the Vista laptop.
>> > On this computer, the profile shows as 'Unknown' & the 'copy to'
>> > option is grayed out.
>> > I am currently copying the contents of the C:\Users\username folder to
>> > the C:\Users\user.newdomain folder.
>> > Will this be all I need?
>> > Is there an easier way?
>> > Also, under system properties>user profiles that Unknown profile shows
>> > to be 42.9 GB, but the folder I am copying is only 19.7 GB.
>> > Why such a huge difference?
>

Peter replied to you with "Did you try and ask in the SBS newsgroup about
this issue with joining a
XP laptop to a sbs environment?
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs"
and you replied " The XP laptops & desktops weren't a problem."

That's having an attitude problem! Did you post your question to the SBS
ng, as was suggested?

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"Don't pick a fight with an old man.
If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."


"Mike" <> wrote in message
news:4ca804bf-051b-46d9-a9bf-...
> If you read my original post, my problem was with a vista laptop.
> All my XP clients made the transition without a problem.
> This is a vista NG, right?
>
> On Mar 4, 8:52 pm, "Michael" <mds...@gropumail.com> wrote:
>> That has nothing to do with your question. If that's going to be your
>> attitude, reload XP and slither out of here.
>>
>> --
>>
>> "Don't pick a fight with an old man.
>> If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."
>>
>> "Mike" <texan...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:02a49a08-ffd7-4bfc-ab1f-...
>>
>>
>>
>> > The XP laptops & desktops weren't a problem.
>>
>> > On Mar 4, 9:44 am, "Peter Foldes" <ok...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >> Mike
>>
>> >> Did you try and ask in the SBS newsgroup about this issue with joining
>> >> a
>> >> XP laptop
>> >> to a sbs environment?
>> >> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ows.server.sbs
>>
>> >> --
>> >> Peter
>>
>> >> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
>> >> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>>
>> >> "Mike" <texan...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> >>news:68a53f6f-5dcd-44b1-b7cd-...
>>
>> >> > One of the small networks I manage had a Win2k DC that crashed.
>> >> > We replaced it with a 2008 SBS & since most of the clients were XP,
>> >> > I
>> >> > was able to join computers to the new domain & copy the profiles
>> >> > from
>> >> > the old location to the new location.
>> >> > That was until I got to the Vista laptop.
>> >> > On this computer, the profile shows as 'Unknown' & the 'copy to'
>> >> > option is grayed out.
>> >> > I am currently copying the contents of the C:\Users\username folder
>> >> > to
>> >> > the C:\Users\user.newdomain folder.
>> >> > Will this be all I need?
>> >> > Is there an easier way?
>> >> > Also, under system properties>user profiles that Unknown profile
>> >> > shows
>> >> > to be 42.9 GB, but the folder I am copying is only 19.7 GB.
>> >> > Why such a huge difference?- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>

Then I guess you'll never get an answer. Just so you know, it works fine on
my Vista setup. Good luck with yours.

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"Don't pick a fight with an old man.
If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."


"Mike" <> wrote in message
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> There was no issue with any XP clients joining the sbs environment.
> If you read & comprehend english, you might see that the issue was
> with a VISTA laptop.
> And no, I did not post this to the sbs newsgroup, as it appeared to be
> an issue on the VISTA LAPTOP.
>
>
> On Mar 5, 6:35 pm, "Michael" <mds...@gropumail.com> wrote:
>> Peter replied to you with "Did you try and ask in the SBS newsgroup about
>> this issue with joining a
>> XP laptop to a sbs environment?
>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs"
>> and you replied " The XP laptops & desktops weren't a problem."
>>
>> That's having an attitude problem! Did you post your question to the SBS
>> ng, as was suggested?
>>
>> --
>>
>> "Don't pick a fight with an old man.
>> If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."
>>
>> "Mike" <texan...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:4ca804bf-051b-46d9-a9bf-...
>>
>> > If you read my original post, my problem was with a vista laptop.
>> > All my XP clients made the transition without a problem.
>> > This is a vista NG, right?
>>
>> > On Mar 4, 8:52 pm, "Michael" <mds...@gropumail.com> wrote:
>> >> That has nothing to do with your question. If that's going to be your
>> >> attitude, reload XP and slither out of here.
>>
>> >> --
>>
>> >> "Don't pick a fight with an old man.
>> >> If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."
>>
>> >> "Mike" <texan...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> >>news:02a49a08-ffd7-4bfc-ab1f-...
>>
>> >> > The XP laptops & desktops weren't a problem.
>>
>> >> > On Mar 4, 9:44 am, "Peter Foldes" <ok...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> Mike
>>
>> >> >> Did you try and ask in the SBS newsgroup about this issue with
>> >> >> joining
>> >> >> a
>> >> >> XP laptop
>> >> >> to a sbs environment?
>> >> >> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ows.server.sbs
>>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Peter
>>
>> >> >> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
>> >> >> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be
>> >> >> acknowledged.
>>
>> >> >> "Mike" <texan...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> >> >>news:68a53f6f-5dcd-44b1-b7cd-...
>>
>> >> >> > One of the small networks I manage had a Win2k DC that crashed.
>> >> >> > We replaced it with a 2008 SBS & since most of the clients were
>> >> >> > XP,
>> >> >> > I
>> >> >> > was able to join computers to the new domain & copy the profiles
>> >> >> > from
>> >> >> > the old location to the new location.
>> >> >> > That was until I got to the Vista laptop.
>> >> >> > On this computer, the profile shows as 'Unknown' & the 'copy to'
>> >> >> > option is grayed out.
>> >> >> > I am currently copying the contents of the C:\Users\username
>> >> >> > folder
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > the C:\Users\user.newdomain folder.
>> >> >> > Will this be all I need?
>> >> >> > Is there an easier way?
>> >> >> > Also, under system properties>user profiles that Unknown profile
>> >> >> > shows
>> >> >> > to be 42.9 GB, but the folder I am copying is only 19.7 GB.
>> >> >> > Why such a huge difference?- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> >> - Show quoted text -
>