Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 manual Begin Profile Process Does the

No

Begin Profile Process: Does the
user already have a profile from
Windows NT 3.5x?	Yes

Will the user be mandated to receive the profile for logon?

Yes

No

Configure the user profile path for the account with:

\\server\share\<username>

(no extension used)

Configure the user profile path for

the account with:

\\server\share\<username>.man

Create a directory for the Windows NT

4.0profile with the .man extension in the share where profiles are stored. (\\server\share\<username>.man)

Create a directory for the Windows NT

4.0profile with the .pdm extension in the share where profiles are stored. (\\server\share\<username>.pdm)

Is the profile

.usr or .man?

.man

.usr

Create a directory for the Windows NT

4.0Profile without an extension in the share where profiles are stored. (\\server\share\<username>)

Nothing needs to be done to the profile path or to the profile. The Windows NT4.0

Will the profile be

mandatory such that

the user cannot make

changes?

Yes

No

Will the user use a default profile

from the server?

Yes

1.Log on to a Windows NT 4.0- based computer and create a User Profile with the settings for the mandatory profile. This will be a template profile.

2.Log off the computer and log back on as Administrator.

3.Using the User Profile Tab in Control Panel\System, select the template profile, click the Copy To: option, set the permissions on the profile for the account or group that will have rights to use this profile.

4.Enter or browse for the profile directory created earlier, and click OK.

5.Rename the NTuser.dat file located in the profile directory created earlier to NTuser.man.

profile will be automatically upgraded and be placed in a directory called "<username>.pds".

Will the user log

on from Windows NT 3.5x machines in the future?

Yes

No

No	Copy the default user profile from the
	\profiles directory to the NETLOGON share,
	and modify it to meet specific needs. When
	users log on for the first time without a local
	profile or a server based profile, the default
	user profile from the server will be used.

No changes necessary. The "Default User" profile from the user's workstation will be used when no profile is found on the server or locally for the user on first logon. When the user logs off, their profile will be written to the server, and will be available on

subsequent logons.

No changes are necessary. The Windows NT 3.5x profile will be used automatically when the user logs on from Windows NT 3.5x-based computers.

After the user has successfully logged on and off for the first time and has saved the new Windows NT 4.0 profile, remove the .usr profile that exists for the user. No changes to the Windows NT 4.0 profile directory are necessary.

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