How to copy a profile to another location. It may be difficult to determine the correct syntax to use in the Copy To dialog box for the destination path when you attempt to create a roaming profile. This presents each user with an identical initial profile at logon. Each user can then modify this profile as required.
Advantages of roaming user profiles
- Automatic resource availability: A user's unique profile is automatically available when he or she logs on to any computer on the network that is running Windows NT-based operating system. Users do not need to create a profile on each computer they use on a network. Changes made to the profile will become available on any computer the user chooses to log on.
- Simplified computer replacement and backup: If a user's computer must be replaced, all of the user's profile information is still available on the network.
- Enforcement of administrative control by using mandatory user profiles which helps to protect the user's environment from being damaged by the user himself/herself.
Users can access their data anywhere in the network with more reliability
Create a Roaming Profile
To create a roaming profile, follow these steps:
- Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu that appears.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Settings under User Profiles.
- In the Profiles stored on this computer list, click the profile that you want.
- To change the type of profile, click Change Type, click Roaming profile, and then click OK.
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