I have 5 XP machines, and 1 Windows 7 machine, on a domain. Each machine is used by individual users, and have their profile stored locally at "C:\Documents and Settings\user_name". I have to change these machines from one domain to the other, and I wan't to keep the profiles locally.
I need a procedure, and it can be a manual one since there are only 6 machine involved, that will preserve the user's profile intact, including CURRENT_USER registry and application data, so I can carry it over after I change the domain. I will apply this procedure one for every domain user of every machine that I will migrate
I tried several procedures, but none seen to work as a whole. The "Files and Settings Transfer wizard" for XP doesn't seem to copy everything, and the copy User Profile busts the profile after I copy from the local profile to the new domain user profile.
Appreciate any help or tips
Thanks
Edit
As far as the copy User Profile option, below are the steps I take:
- Copy domain user's profile to local user that already logged in once
- Migrate domain
- Login to migrated user, so it will create the profile dir
- Copy local user's profile to new domain's user
After I do that, and I log in to the new domain user, the profile was screwed up… It would save any of my setting and desktop changes
Best Answer
User Profile Wizard should be able to take care of this for you.