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goldchip · 05-01-2005, 17:59

Are u running 2000/2003 AD? If so, all changes should be made through group policies. If the server is running NT, then things will be a lot harder.
The profiles will be updated by XP as the user logs on - mostly registry differences between the two OS's. Create a test user account, and use this for compatibility testing. Any bespoke apps will need to be fully tested in an XP SP2 environment. The server will have to have the new XP specific GP loaded, and then fixed (it breaks, but MS knows this, and supplys information and a patch). You will HAVE to do this to control SP2's new firewall features.
Also be aware of folder redirection, because of the size of an XP users profile!

No flame intended here, but saying that "XP is an update of 2k" is quite a sweeping and inacurate statement, they share the same codebase, and some basic features, but the differences are far greater than the likenesses. security policies are totally revamped, ASR is a godsend, stabilty is better, power management is improved, asynchronous fast user logon (can be changed via group policy), and many other differences.

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goldchip Inactive Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 64	Re: Roaming profiles Are u running 2000/2003 AD? If so, all changes should be made through group policies. If the server is running NT, then things will be a lot harder. The profiles will be updated by XP as the user logs on - mostly registry differences between the two OS's. Create a test user account, and use this for compatibility testing. Any bespoke apps will need to be fully tested in an XP SP2 environment. The server will have to have the new XP specific GP loaded, and then fixed (it breaks, but MS knows this, and supplys information and a patch). You will HAVE to do this to control SP2's new firewall features. Also be aware of folder redirection, because of the size of an XP users profile! No flame intended here, but saying that "XP is an update of 2k" is quite a sweeping and inacurate statement, they share the same codebase, and some basic features, but the differences are far greater than the likenesses. security policies are totally revamped, ASR is a godsend, stabilty is better, power management is improved, asynchronous fast user logon (can be changed via group policy), and many other differences.