Re: Vista + Roaming Profiles + Folder Redirection...

Hello Andre,

There is a KB article that seems related to your issue. If you haven't
already, please see:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941067

--
Eric Cross
Microsoft MVP (Windows Networking)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


"andre" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I can't seem to get my Folder Redirection Policy to work in a small network
> of XP and Vista PC's (Win2003 Domain Controller). We use Roaming Profiles
> in
> the domain. I'm expecting to see the same files in XP's My Documents as in
> Vista's Document for the user - but do not.
>
> {Intro: I'm a developer who has managed to maintain this setup (first
> using
> NT4) more by luck, I'm sure, then "best practices" - experienced but far
> from being an expert}
>
> -This is my first attempt at adding a Vista (Business edition) PC into the
> Domain (with three XP machines).
> - I have read and re-read and . the Microsoft "Managing Roaming User Data
> Deployment Guide" document. Set things up using "Scenario 3: Windows Vista
> and Windows XP Roaming User Profile Interoperability"
> - The ".v2" profiles are on the server (created by the system). Documents
> is
> empty.
> - Profile is being loaded by the Vista machine (since I no longer get the
> "Error loading profile - using a temporary profile" message and files are
> being saved to the server)
> - Nothing I have done so far affects the XP machines (tg)
> - Don't see any event logs entries on client or server that seem to relate
>
> Under XP I had redirected My Documents by going to its properties and
> changing the location to be a share on the server (of form:
> \\server\documents\%username%\). Do not expect to have to do this in Vista
> (right?) with folder redirection.
>
> Created a policy object that appears to be set (see attached "Group Policy
> Manager" screen shot) OK. But when I log on - the XP's machine see the
> same
> files but the Vista one does not.
>
> Just to keep this simple, I'm focusing on Documents - other redirections
> do
> not work either. Figure if I can get one, then the rest will be a piece of
> cake.
>
> Thanks for any assistance. Andre
>
> Email encode:
> STX
> -you know what goes here-
> Penn-street
> - you know what goes here -
> com
>
>
>
>
>
>

Thanks Eric ...
That didn't seem to fit but it referenced a few KB's that I had not looked
at.
Looks like I need to apply Folder Redirection on the XP side too (Surprise,
for me! Redirection is not new to Vista - I had wondered about an image in
the "Managing Roaming User Data Deployment Guide" showing an entry in XP but
no comments as to how it got there).

More reading to do...

Happy New Year,
Andre

"Eric Cross [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hello Andre,
>
> There is a KB article that seems related to your issue. If you haven't
> already, please see:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941067
>
> --
> Eric Cross
> Microsoft MVP (Windows Networking)
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
>
> "andre" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>I can't seem to get my Folder Redirection Policy to work in a small
>>network
>> of XP and Vista PC's (Win2003 Domain Controller). We use Roaming Profiles
>> in
>> the domain. I'm expecting to see the same files in XP's My Documents as
>> in
>> Vista's Document for the user - but do not.
>>
>> {Intro: I'm a developer who has managed to maintain this setup (first
>> using
>> NT4) more by luck, I'm sure, then "best practices" - experienced but far
>> from being an expert}
>>
>> -This is my first attempt at adding a Vista (Business edition) PC into
>> the
>> Domain (with three XP machines).
>> - I have read and re-read and . the Microsoft "Managing Roaming User Data
>> Deployment Guide" document. Set things up using "Scenario 3: Windows
>> Vista
>> and Windows XP Roaming User Profile Interoperability"
>> - The ".v2" profiles are on the server (created by the system). Documents
>> is
>> empty.
>> - Profile is being loaded by the Vista machine (since I no longer get the
>> "Error loading profile - using a temporary profile" message and files are
>> being saved to the server)
>> - Nothing I have done so far affects the XP machines (tg)
>> - Don't see any event logs entries on client or server that seem to
>> relate
>>
>> Under XP I had redirected My Documents by going to its properties and
>> changing the location to be a share on the server (of form:
>> \\server\documents\%username%\). Do not expect to have to do this in
>> Vista
>> (right?) with folder redirection.
>>
>> Created a policy object that appears to be set (see attached "Group
>> Policy
>> Manager" screen shot) OK. But when I log on - the XP's machine see the
>> same
>> files but the Vista one does not.
>>
>> Just to keep this simple, I'm focusing on Documents - other redirections
>> do
>> not work either. Figure if I can get one, then the rest will be a piece
>> of
>> cake.
>>
>> Thanks for any assistance. Andre
>>
>> Email encode:
>> STX
>> -you know what goes here-
>> Penn-street
>> - you know what goes here -
>> com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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