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XP User Profile
Name: Chris (by Chris Kirk) Date: February 28, 2008 at 08:41:09 Pacific OS: XP Pro and XP Home CPU/Ram: _ Product: _
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I would just like to know if i can set up roaming profile in XP Home. If i can, how?, as Local users and groups is not in XP Home.
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: February 28, 2008 at 09:15:42 Pacific
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What are you trying to do? Use the same profile on multiple networked machines?
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Response Number 2
Name: Chris (by Chris Kirk) Date: February 28, 2008 at 09:17:18 Pacific
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Yes that is what i am try ing to do. 'Use the same profile on multiple networked machines' Any more help, Thanks
Response Number 3
Name: Intel 80486 (by meisinscotland) Date: February 28, 2008 at 11:01:23 Pacific
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XP Home probably can't do this.
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Response Number 4
Name: StuartS Date: February 28, 2008 at 12:11:18 Pacific
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You cant do it with XP Home as you need a domain controller for roaming profiles and XP Home won't connect to a domain, only a work-group.
Stuart
Response Number 5
Name: Intel 80486 (by meisinscotland) Date: February 28, 2008 at 13:04:57 Pacific
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^And there you have the answer.
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Response Number 6
Name: Chris (by Chris Kirk) Date: February 29, 2008 at 08:53:39 Pacific
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Thanks for your help everbody
Response Number 7
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: February 29, 2008 at 09:58:57 Pacific
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One thing you might try is to change the profile location on the second machine so that it points to the first. I have no idea if that will work or not.
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