Move Profile from workgroup to new domain

I have two Client Pc's with personalized settings and files that need to
their profiles moved from a workgroup to a newly created 2003 domain. Any
good suggestions on the procedure?

Thanks

 

Option #1:

1) Log on to the domain to create a new profile then log off. If the domain
account has logged on already then go to the next step.
2) Logon on as an administrator of the local machine.
3) Open My Computer > Properties > use the copy profiles option to copy the
local profile of the local account to the domain account. Log off and back
on as the user.

See tip 2240 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsiinc.com

Option #2:

Change in the registry the profile path for the new user to point to the old
profile folder (the user
needs to log on at least once first).

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=uz48D$NPCHA.612@tkmsftngp08

If the user is not a local admin, you might need to something on the
permission side. Use tip 4631 and 2240 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at
http://www.jsiinc.com as a guide.

More here as well:

Subject: Re: Lost profile when domain name changes
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory
http://groups.google.com/groups?th=262e40881c856d53


HOW TO: Restore a User Profile in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;314045

Option #3:
You can also use ADMT to migrate the user profiles. This can be run remotely
and is very useful in an environment where computers are used by more than
one person and so multiple profiles are present.

See also:
May want to see http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBP/tip7800/rh7830.htm for help with
copying the local profiles to the domain profile path(s)

 

Thanks Todd