Single XP Account for local and domain user

[Pete Wright]

Hi all,

I'm fairly new to the server scene (well, actually, I'm completely
clueless), so bear with me here.
On my home network I have an XP Pro machine that has always been part of my
home network's workgroup. I log on to the client machine with my user name
and password and I have all my settings right where I left them.

I'm now installing a Windows Server 2003 server on the network which ideally
I'd like to control all aspects of security. Now, even in my state of
complete stupidity I know that to utlise the active directory based security
features of Win2K3, I have to log into the domain from my XP machine. I have
a feeling though (seen it at work) that when I do this, I'm going to get
another user account on my XP machine with completely different settings etc
from my old one.

Is there any way to configure either the XP client or the server so that my
new Domain account picks up all my old local client account stuff?

Sorry if this has been asked a thousand times (I have looked, and can't find
anything that precisely matches what I want to do), and thanks in advance
for the help.

--
Peter Wright
Author of ADO.NET Novice To Pro, from Apress Inc.

[Matjaz Ladava]

Hi Pete,

The best thing you can do is, to logon on your Windows XP box into domain.
This will give you a new user profile. Next logout, login as administrator
and go to Control Panel/System/Advanced tab and select user profiles. There
click Copy To option and copy your profile to the location of the domain
user. In the permitted to use elect your domain account. This will copy all
your user settings to the new profile.

--
Regards

Matjaz Ladava, MCSE (NT4 & 2000)
[email]matjaz@ladava.com[/email]
[url]http://ladava.com[/url]

"Pete Wright" <pete@codemonkey.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I'm fairly new to the server scene (well, actually, I'm completely
> clueless), so bear with me here.
> On my home network I have an XP Pro machine that has always been part of

my

> home network's workgroup. I log on to the client machine with my user name
> and password and I have all my settings right where I left them.
>
> I'm now installing a Windows Server 2003 server on the network which

ideally

> I'd like to control all aspects of security. Now, even in my state of
> complete stupidity I know that to utlise the active directory based

security

> features of Win2K3, I have to log into the domain from my XP machine. I

have

> a feeling though (seen it at work) that when I do this, I'm going to get
> another user account on my XP machine with completely different settings

etc

> from my old one.
>
> Is there any way to configure either the XP client or the server so that

my

> new Domain account picks up all my old local client account stuff?
>
> Sorry if this has been asked a thousand times (I have looked, and can't

find

> anything that precisely matches what I want to do), and thanks in advance
> for the help.
>
> --
> Peter Wright
> Author of ADO.NET Novice To Pro, from Apress Inc.
>
>

[Tom Helms]

You could use the 'files and settings transfer wizard'

"Pete Wright" <pete@codemonkey.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Cool - I'll try that - thanks so much for the help.
>
> Pete
>
>
> --
> Peter Wright
> Author of ADO.NET Novice To Pro, from Apress Inc.
> "Matjaz Ladava" <matjaz@_nospam_ladava.com> wrote in message
> news:O7JQz%23%23QDHA.3880@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

> > Hi Pete,
> >
> > The best thing you can do is, to logon on your Windows XP box into

domain.

> > This will give you a new user profile. Next logout, login as

administrator

> > and go to Control Panel/System/Advanced tab and select user profiles.

> There

> > click Copy To option and copy your profile to the location of the domain
> > user. In the permitted to use elect your domain account. This will copy

> all

> > your user settings to the new profile.
> >
> > --
> > Regards
> >
> > Matjaz Ladava, MCSE (NT4 & 2000)
> > [email]matjaz@ladava.com[/email]
> > [url]http://ladava.com[/url]
> >
> > "Pete Wright" <pete@codemonkey.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:be91df$672$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...

> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I'm fairly new to the server scene (well, actually, I'm completely
> > > clueless), so bear with me here.
> > > On my home network I have an XP Pro machine that has always been part

of

> > my

> > > home network's workgroup. I log on to the client machine with my user

> name

> > > and password and I have all my settings right where I left them.
> > >
> > > I'm now installing a Windows Server 2003 server on the network which

> > ideally

> > > I'd like to control all aspects of security. Now, even in my state of
> > > complete stupidity I know that to utlise the active directory based

> > security

> > > features of Win2K3, I have to log into the domain from my XP machine.

I

> > have

> > > a feeling though (seen it at work) that when I do this, I'm going to

get

> > > another user account on my XP machine with completely different

settings

> > etc

> > > from my old one.
> > >
> > > Is there any way to configure either the XP client or the server so

that

> > my

> > > new Domain account picks up all my old local client account stuff?
> > >
> > > Sorry if this has been asked a thousand times (I have looked, and

can't

> > find

> > > anything that precisely matches what I want to do), and thanks in

> advance

> > > for the help.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Peter Wright
> > > Author of ADO.NET Novice To Pro, from Apress Inc.
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>

[Sean]

To my knowledge you can't replicate the entire profile.
What you can do is copy certain aspects of your original
local profile to your new domain user profile.

If you have only one local account with admin rights you
will need to create a second account or you will get
sharing violations.

Once logged in with the second admin account you can copy
things such as Favorites, My Documents, Desktop, Start
Menu and Application Settings to your new profile.

You can also add these files to All Users and Default as
you see fit.

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi all,
>
>I'm fairly new to the server scene (well, actually, I'm

completely

>clueless), so bear with me here.
>On my home network I have an XP Pro machine that has

always been part of my

>home network's workgroup. I log on to the client machine

with my user name

>and password and I have all my settings right where I

left them.

>
>I'm now installing a Windows Server 2003 server on the

network which ideally

>I'd like to control all aspects of security. Now, even in

my state of

>complete stupidity I know that to utlise the active

directory based security

>features of Win2K3, I have to log into the domain from my

XP machine. I have

>a feeling though (seen it at work) that when I do this,

I'm going to get

>another user account on my XP machine with completely

different settings etc

>from my old one.
>
>Is there any way to configure either the XP client or the

server so that my

>new Domain account picks up all my old local client

account stuff?

>
>Sorry if this has been asked a thousand times (I have

looked, and can't find

>anything that precisely matches what I want to do), and

thanks in advance

>for the help.
>
>--
>Peter Wright
>Author of ADO.NET Novice To Pro, from Apress Inc.
>
>
>.
>

[Pete Wright]

That's great guys. Thank for all the great suggestions and advice!


--
Peter Wright
Author of ADO.NET Novice To Pro, from Apress Inc.


_____________________________
"Durand" <not@an.invalid.address> wrote in message
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> Pete,
>
> Create an account on your WS2k3 with the same name and password on your

current

> XP machine. Then on your XP machine, change the network name to domain and

make

> it the same domain name as your server. Then login your XP machine to join

the

> domain and you should not be presented with an option to create another

account

> on the XP machine. It really is that simple, from my experience with ws2k

and

> NT4 networks. The settings on your client machine you have will not

change, but

> if you still have doubts, set the XP machine in a workgroup with the same

name

> as your domain, and you'll still have the server controlling access to the
> network though not all aspects of it as if it were joined to the domain.

You do

> not need to worry about having to go thru the trouble of creating new

profiles

> for joining the WS2k3 machine.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Durand
>
> ________________________________
> "Pete Wright" <pete@codemonkey.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:be91df$672$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
> Hi all,
>
> I'm fairly new to the server scene (well, actually, I'm completely
> clueless), so bear with me here.
> On my home network I have an XP Pro machine that has always been part of

my

> home network's workgroup. I log on to the client machine with my user name
> and password and I have all my settings right where I left them.
>
> I'm now installing a Windows Server 2003 server on the network which

ideally

> I'd like to control all aspects of security. Now, even in my state of
> complete stupidity I know that to utlise the active directory based

security

> features of Win2K3, I have to log into the domain from my XP machine. I

have

> a feeling though (seen it at work) that when I do this, I'm going to get
> another user account on my XP machine with completely different settings

etc

> from my old one.
>
> Is there any way to configure either the XP client or the server so that

my

> new Domain account picks up all my old local client account stuff?
>
> Sorry if this has been asked a thousand times (I have looked, and can't

find

> anything that precisely matches what I want to do), and thanks in advance
> for the help.
>
> --
> Peter Wright
> Author of ADO.NET Novice To Pro, from Apress Inc.
>
>
>

[Michael J. Maner]

I did it the easy way, i simply copied the contents of my old user directory
to the new one while logged on as administrator and removed the old one and
deleted the old user directory. Worked great :)

"Pete Wright" <pete@codemonkey.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> That's great guys. Thank for all the great suggestions and advice!
>
>
> --
> Peter Wright
> Author of ADO.NET Novice To Pro, from Apress Inc.
>
>
> _____________________________
> "Durand" <not@an.invalid.address> wrote in message
> news:OjOgl%23ORDHA.2432@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> > Pete,
> >
> > Create an account on your WS2k3 with the same name and password on your

> current

> > XP machine. Then on your XP machine, change the network name to domain

and

> make

> > it the same domain name as your server. Then login your XP machine to

join

> the

> > domain and you should not be presented with an option to create another

> account

> > on the XP machine. It really is that simple, from my experience with

ws2k

> and

> > NT4 networks. The settings on your client machine you have will not

> change, but

> > if you still have doubts, set the XP machine in a workgroup with the

same

> name

> > as your domain, and you'll still have the server controlling access to

the

> > network though not all aspects of it as if it were joined to the domain.

> You do

> > not need to worry about having to go thru the trouble of creating new

> profiles

> > for joining the WS2k3 machine.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Durand
> >
> > ________________________________
> > "Pete Wright" <pete@codemonkey.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:be91df$672$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm fairly new to the server scene (well, actually, I'm completely
> > clueless), so bear with me here.
> > On my home network I have an XP Pro machine that has always been part of

> my

> > home network's workgroup. I log on to the client machine with my user

name

> > and password and I have all my settings right where I left them.
> >
> > I'm now installing a Windows Server 2003 server on the network which

> ideally

> > I'd like to control all aspects of security. Now, even in my state of
> > complete stupidity I know that to utlise the active directory based

> security

> > features of Win2K3, I have to log into the domain from my XP machine. I

> have

> > a feeling though (seen it at work) that when I do this, I'm going to get
> > another user account on my XP machine with completely different settings

> etc

> > from my old one.
> >
> > Is there any way to configure either the XP client or the server so that

> my

> > new Domain account picks up all my old local client account stuff?
> >
> > Sorry if this has been asked a thousand times (I have looked, and can't

> find

> > anything that precisely matches what I want to do), and thanks in

advance

> > for the help.
> >
> > --
> > Peter Wright
> > Author of ADO.NET Novice To Pro, from Apress Inc.
> >
> >
> >

>
>