Roaming profile problem

background:
Server - windows server 2003 standard
Roaming profiles
Folder redirection (my documents, desktop, application data)

Problem:
The roaming profiles work fine except that the outlook express e-mail
and the desktop background do not follow user.

With the e-mail the account is set up and the user can recieve e-mail but
the stored messages and folders do not roam.

The desktop background is a picture that is stored in the users my documents
folder and when i look at desktop properties the picture is selected but is
not shown on the desktop.

Any help would be much appreciated
thanks
Gazza

Gazza <Gazza@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> background:
> Server - windows server 2003 standard
> Roaming profiles
> Folder redirection (my documents, desktop, application data)
>
> Problem:
> The roaming profiles work fine except that the outlook express
> e-mail

It won't.....OE stores its data in the LocalSettings folder & is not meant
to work in this kind of environment. It isn't suitable - if you don't have
Exchange, or use webmail only, I recommend you don't let your users roam
from computer to computer.

> and the desktop background do not follow user.

Check the event logs.....

> With the e-mail the account is set up and the user can recieve e-mail
> but the stored messages and folders do not roam.
>
> The desktop background is a picture that is stored in the users my
> documents folder and when i look at desktop properties the picture is
> selected but is not shown on the desktop.

Can you set it manually, ever?
>
> Any help would be much appreciated
> thanks
> Gazza

I had the same problem when trying to setup a profile template. Which is
basically the same idea.... the user gets their default profile from a
profile located on the server. I could never find an answer to that, either
here or by doing a Google search. BUT... Microsoft documentation says this
"does work".


"Gazza" <Gazza@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

>
> The desktop background is a picture that is stored in the users my
> documents
> folder and when i look at desktop properties the picture is selected but
> is
> not shown on the desktop.
>
> Any help would be much appreciated
> thanks
> Gazza

ok got the e-mail thing working (just changed the store folder to a hidden
folder in my documents and it works a treat.)

As for the background i can reset it if i choose another background and then
re choose the original and click apply but i cant expect the users to have to
reset their background every time they log onto a computer.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> Gazza <Gazza@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > background:
> > Server - windows server 2003 standard
> > Roaming profiles
> > Folder redirection (my documents, desktop, application data)
> >
> > Problem:
> > The roaming profiles work fine except that the outlook express
> > e-mail
>
> It won't.....OE stores its data in the LocalSettings folder & is not meant
> to work in this kind of environment. It isn't suitable - if you don't have
> Exchange, or use webmail only, I recommend you don't let your users roam
> from computer to computer.
>
> > and the desktop background do not follow user.
>
> Check the event logs.....
>
> > With the e-mail the account is set up and the user can recieve e-mail
> > but the stored messages and folders do not roam.
> >
> > The desktop background is a picture that is stored in the users my
> > documents folder and when i look at desktop properties the picture is
> > selected but is not shown on the desktop.
>
> Can you set it manually, ever?
> >
> > Any help would be much appreciated
> > thanks
> > Gazza
>
>
>
>

Here's another Me To for the Desktop Picture issue.

If you right click properties, you see the appropriate picture is
highlighted, and it appears if you click on the apply button. There must be
a way to make that happen. I've had the desktop picture thing
workintermittenly...sometimes it works, sometimes not. Seems to work more
consistently with Win2K machines than XP.



"JohnB" <jbrigan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:OpjCRAupIHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I had the same problem when trying to setup a profile template. Which is
>basically the same idea.... the user gets their default profile from a
>profile located on the server. I could never find an answer to that,
>either here or by doing a Google search. BUT... Microsoft documentation
>says this "does work".
>
>
> "Gazza" <Gazza@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>
>>
>> The desktop background is a picture that is stored in the users my
>> documents
>> folder and when i look at desktop properties the picture is selected but
>> is
>> not shown on the desktop.
>>
>> Any help would be much appreciated
>> thanks
>> Gazza
>
>

Gazza <Gazza@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> ok got the e-mail thing working (just changed the store folder to a
> hidden folder in my documents and it works a treat.)

You definitely need to be redirecting My Documents (and Application Data,
and Desktop) to the server if you want roaming profiles to work
right.....and OE won't work then. OE is not a corporate mail client....even
Outlook with PST files would be a better choice (and I am *not* a fan of PST
files!)
>
> As for the background i can reset it if i choose another background
> and then re choose the original and click apply but i cant expect the
> users to have to reset their background every time they log onto a
> computer.

Any event log errors, as asked? Is this controlled via group policy? Active
desktop enabled/disabled?

I disable desktop wallpaper most of the time. I'm mean.

>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>> Gazza <Gazza@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>> background:
>>> Server - windows server 2003 standard
>>> Roaming profiles
>>> Folder redirection (my documents, desktop, application data)
>>>
>>> Problem:
>>> The roaming profiles work fine except that the outlook express
>>> e-mail
>>
>> It won't.....OE stores its data in the LocalSettings folder & is not
>> meant to work in this kind of environment. It isn't suitable - if
>> you don't have Exchange, or use webmail only, I recommend you don't
>> let your users roam from computer to computer.
>>
>>> and the desktop background do not follow user.
>>
>> Check the event logs.....
>>
>>> With the e-mail the account is set up and the user can recieve
>>> e-mail but the stored messages and folders do not roam.
>>>
>>> The desktop background is a picture that is stored in the users my
>>> documents folder and when i look at desktop properties the picture
>>> is selected but is not shown on the desktop.
>>
>> Can you set it manually, ever?
>>>
>>> Any help would be much appreciated
>>> thanks
>>> Gazza