At our school, we are currently using roaming profiles with a mix of mostly Win98 and a few XP Pro machines + 1 Win2000 PC. (FYI: This is a Windows2000 domain with Active Directory.)
My question only pertains to the Win2000 + XP machines. I had recently created a new group (on the server) and I added that group to the Power Users group (on the local machine) because a few "legacy" programs would not run otherwise.
A couple of programs did not retain settings with the PowerUsers so as an experiment, I added one of the students to the Admin (locally only) to see if the settings would "stick".
They did! BUT, in the process, the student's entire profile was recreated (it seems) and all her files gone.
Of course, I have since returned the student to the PowerUsers group and restored her files from tape.
What causes this? Is something wrong with the profiles? How can this be avoided? Why would the profile be deleted?
I'd appreciate any help here. Thank you in advance.
My question only pertains to the Win2000 + XP machines. I had recently created a new group (on the server) and I added that group to the Power Users group (on the local machine) because a few "legacy" programs would not run otherwise.
A couple of programs did not retain settings with the PowerUsers so as an experiment, I added one of the students to the Admin (locally only) to see if the settings would "stick".
They did! BUT, in the process, the student's entire profile was recreated (it seems) and all her files gone.
Of course, I have since returned the student to the PowerUsers group and restored her files from tape.
What causes this? Is something wrong with the profiles? How can this be avoided? Why would the profile be deleted?
I'd appreciate any help here. Thank you in advance.
