Migrating Local Profiles to Domain Profiles
KB ID 0001235 Problem Moving a machine onto a Windows domain, is a simple task, I’ve done this for a lot of clients. The main complaint (post migration,) is that something is missing. This is because your-account-name on your PC or laptop, and your-account-name in the domain are TWO DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS, (even if they have the same name). Microsoft have produced some tools help you, but I challenge you to start reading the USMT...
Windows – Users Home Drives Renamed to ‘My Documents’
KB ID 0000783 Problem This problem was originally identified by Microsoft here. But none of the fixes recommended by them were really practical in my clients situation. I did read one promising post that said, if you disable offline file caching by GPO this problem would cease. However this particular client HAD TO have that feature enabled (for Ranger Offline). Someone else had written a PowerShell script that ran through and...
Windows – Change My Documents Location
KB ID 0000669 Problem I like to keep ‘My Documents’, ‘My Pictures, ‘Favorites’, etc, in one location so I can sync and back them up. Like previous versions of Windows, Windows 8 likes to put all that information into C:/Users/{username}. In Windows 7 you could just go from the Start Menu > {Username} and change the ‘Target’ or location, with Windows 8, there is no Start menu. Solution 1....