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Thread ID: 20448	2002-06-05 09:01:00	Roaming Profiles with Win9X workstations and Win2000 server	Guest (0)	Press F1

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52625	2002-06-05 09:01:00	Our office currently has around 10 PC's (with OS's ranging from Win98 to WinXP) connected to our Win2000 Professional server computer (currently just for file/printer access) via a BNC network. At present staff can login to the server to gain access to its files, but when they shift to a different workstation their profiles do not follow them around (we have over 20 staff who have usernames/passwords setup on the server). I have searched high and low for a simple way to enable roving profiles (ie: avoiding hacking the registry)... but have had no luck so far... All of the solutions I've found on Microsoft's website seem to require the network to be set up with a domain -- our network is currently set up for 'workgroups'. I would be keen to hear feedback on this quandary...	Guest (0)
52626	2002-06-05 09:44:00	Follow MS solution - you'll have less grief later on. If you are not sure of the difference between a domain and a workgroup, be prepared for either some long winded answers or to spend some money to be trained or to get someone in to do it for you.	Guest (0)
52627	2002-06-05 11:44:00	Hello Max Smith, Can you able to read newsgroups? Im not sure if u only use the internet at work or at home? If u can...post this problem scenario u have in this newsgroup...alt.certification.mcse...where MCSE stands for microsoft certified systems engineer...i think you will get answers if u post this scenario u have in this newsgroup. Jim Q.	Guest (0)
52628	2002-06-05 23:12:00	Wrong - the centralised administration and security of a domain supports roaming profiles. Workgroups, because they are peer to peer, have decentralised administration and security which do not support roaming profiles. Roaming profiles require the centralised administration - reflected by forced logons - since the profile is stored on a server and loaded each time the user logs on. The profile is not (usually) stored on the client machine. Logons are not required in a peer to peer network and security is weak on Win9x machines unless the system administrator has modified user and machine policies. Btw - roving profiles relate to email profiles	Guest (0)
52629	2002-06-05 23:16:00	Wrong - the centralised administration and security of a domain supports roaming profiles. Workgroups, because they are peer to peer, have decentralised administration and security which do not support roaming profiles. Roaming profiles require the centralised administration - reflected by forced logons - since the profile is stored on a server and loaded each time the user logs on. The profile is not (usually) stored on the client machine. Logons are not required in a peer to peer network and security is weak on Win9x machines unless the system administrator has modified user and machine policies. Btw - roving profiles relate to email profiles	Guest (0)
52630	2002-06-05 23:19:00	Wrong - the centralised administration and security of a domain supports roaming profiles. Workgroups, because they are peer to peer, have decentralised administration and security which do not support roaming profiles. Roaming profiles require the centralised administration - reflected by forced logons - since the profile is stored on a server and loaded each time the user logs on. The profile is not (usually) stored on the client machine. Logons are not required in a peer to peer network and security is weak on Win9x machines unless the system administrator has modified user and machine policies. Btw - roving profiles relate to email profiles	Guest (0)
52631	2002-06-05 23:20:00	Wrong - the centralised administration and security of a domain supports roaming profiles. Workgroups, because they are peer to peer, have decentralised administration and security which do not support roaming profiles. Roaming profiles require the centralised administration - reflected by forced logons - since the profile is stored on a server and loaded each time the user logs on. The profile is not (usually) stored on the client machine. Logons are not required in a peer to peer network and security is weak on Win9x machines unless the system administrator has modified user and machine policies. Btw - roving profiles relate to email profiles	Guest (0)
52632	2002-06-05 23:25:00	Wrong - the centralised administration and security of a domain supports roaming profiles. Workgroups, because they are peer to peer, have decentralised administration and security which do not support roaming profiles. Roaming profiles require the centralised administration - reflected by forced logons - since the profile is stored on a server and loaded each time the user logs on. The profile is not (usually) stored on the client machine. Logons are not required in a peer to peer network and security is weak on Win9x machines unless the system administrator has modified user and machine policies. Btw - roving profiles relate to email profiles	Guest (0)
52633	2002-06-05 23:36:00	Wrong - the centralised administration and security of a domain supports roaming profiles. Workgroups, because they are peer to peer, have decentralised administration and security which do not support roaming profiles. Roaming profiles require the centralised administration - reflected by forced logons - since the profile is stored on a server and loaded each time the user logs on. The profile is not (usually) stored on the client machine. Logons are not required in a peer to peer network and security is weak on Win9x machines unless the system administrator has modified user and machine policies. Btw - roving profiles relate to email profiles	Guest (0)
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