Roaming Profiles/ Network Users

Question

Hi. I have 5 or 6 PCs at my house all running xp home. I also have a file server up in the loft running 24/7. I want to create roaming profiles stored on the fileserver. so i can get my settings, documents on all computers in the house. can someone give me a how to or a link how.

Thanks

Answer 1

http://www.google.com

Answer 2

You need to upgrade them to XP Professional. This will enable the domain controller member options in the "System" control panel under "Computer Name". Then, you can configure your server (either Win 2000 Server, Win 2003 Server, Windows Server 2008, or a Mac or Unix machine running Samba) as a domain controller and join them to it. This will allow you to create roaming profiles with Active Directory or Open Directory easily.

Answer 3

For starters, it is easy to map "My Documents" to a share on the file server. For true roaming profiles, you may want to install SBS (small business server).



Windows Home Server will also do the job with less cost and reduced complexity. Go to the Microsoft web site and look for WHS.

Answer 4

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