Upgrade Workgroup User to Domain User

[Lardy]

I have installed Windows 2003 Server on a new machine and made it a Domain
Controller. My network used to be Workgroup based. On WinXP and Win2K
machines is there any way to upgrade the old Workgroup user accounts to
Domain user accounts?

Lardy.

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Not that I know of - how many users are we talking about here?

Lardy wrote:

> I have installed Windows 2003 Server on a new machine and made it a
> Domain Controller. My network used to be Workgroup based. On WinXP
> and Win2K machines is there any way to upgrade the old Workgroup user
> accounts to Domain user accounts?
>
> Lardy.

[Lardy]

Only three. At the moment I have set up Domain accounts for all three users
with passwords that don't expire. On the Client computers (2 x Desktop, 1 x
Laptop), I have changed the password for the local computer account to the
same as the Domain account password (username the same also). This gives me
access to shares on the server.

Lardy.


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.aty ahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Not that I know of - how many users are we talking about here?
>
> Lardy wrote:

> > I have installed Windows 2003 Server on a new machine and made it a
> > Domain Controller. My network used to be Workgroup based. On WinXP
> > and Win2K machines is there any way to upgrade the old Workgroup user
> > accounts to Domain user accounts?
> >
> > Lardy.

>
>

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

For three users, just create their AD accounts manually. You can attempt to
copy their local profiles to their domain profiles after they've logged in
once to the domain & created the new domain profile - log in as an
administrator, go to control panel, system, advanced, user profiles,
settings -and try to copy from the local to the domain profile...

If you have problems copying profiles (which I usually do) you can just copy
the data manually into the new profile.

Lardy wrote:

> Only three. At the moment I have set up Domain accounts for all
> three users with passwords that don't expire. On the Client
> computers (2 x Desktop, 1 x Laptop), I have changed the password for
> the local computer account to the same as the Domain account password
> (username the same also). This gives me access to shares on the
> server.
>
> Lardy.
>
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.aty ahoo.com> wrote in
> message news:euxQK%23eXEHA.2908@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

>> Not that I know of - how many users are we talking about here?
>>
>> Lardy wrote:

>>> I have installed Windows 2003 Server on a new machine and made it a
>>> Domain Controller. My network used to be Workgroup based. On WinXP
>>> and Win2K machines is there any way to upgrade the old Workgroup
>>> user accounts to Domain user accounts?
>>>
>>> Lardy.

[Lardy]

Thanks Lanwench for your suggestion.

Lardy.


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.aty ahoo.com> wrote in message
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> For three users, just create their AD accounts manually. You can attempt

to

> copy their local profiles to their domain profiles after they've logged in
> once to the domain & created the new domain profile - log in as an
> administrator, go to control panel, system, advanced, user profiles,
> settings -and try to copy from the local to the domain profile...
>
> If you have problems copying profiles (which I usually do) you can just

copy

> the data manually into the new profile.
>
> Lardy wrote:

> > Only three. At the moment I have set up Domain accounts for all
> > three users with passwords that don't expire. On the Client
> > computers (2 x Desktop, 1 x Laptop), I have changed the password for
> > the local computer account to the same as the Domain account password
> > (username the same also). This gives me access to shares on the
> > server.
> >
> > Lardy.
> >
> >
> > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> > <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.aty ahoo.com> wrote in
> > message news:euxQK%23eXEHA.2908@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> >> Not that I know of - how many users are we talking about here?
> >>
> >> Lardy wrote:
> >>> I have installed Windows 2003 Server on a new machine and made it a
> >>> Domain Controller. My network used to be Workgroup based. On WinXP
> >>> and Win2K machines is there any way to upgrade the old Workgroup
> >>> user accounts to Domain user accounts?
> >>>
> >>> Lardy.

>
>

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Most welcome - hope it helps.

Lardy wrote:

> Thanks Lanwench for your suggestion.
>
> Lardy.
>
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.aty ahoo.com> wrote in
> message news:%23IwLXkqXEHA.644@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

>> For three users, just create their AD accounts manually. You can
>> attempt to copy their local profiles to their domain profiles after
>> they've logged in once to the domain & created the new domain
>> profile - log in as an administrator, go to control panel, system,
>> advanced, user profiles, settings -and try to copy from the local to
>> the domain profile...
>>
>> If you have problems copying profiles (which I usually do) you can
>> just copy the data manually into the new profile.
>>
>> Lardy wrote:

>>> Only three. At the moment I have set up Domain accounts for all
>>> three users with passwords that don't expire. On the Client
>>> computers (2 x Desktop, 1 x Laptop), I have changed the password for
>>> the local computer account to the same as the Domain account
>>> password (username the same also). This gives me access to shares
>>> on the server.
>>>
>>> Lardy.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
>>> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.aty ahoo.com> wrote in
>>> message news:euxQK%23eXEHA.2908@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>> Not that I know of - how many users are we talking about here?
>>>>
>>>> Lardy wrote:
>>>>> I have installed Windows 2003 Server on a new machine and made it
>>>>> a Domain Controller. My network used to be Workgroup based. On
>>>>> WinXP and Win2K machines is there any way to upgrade the old
>>>>> Workgroup user accounts to Domain user accounts?
>>>>>
>>>>> Lardy.