Hello
The system creates a user profile the first time that a user logs on to a
computer. At subsequent logons, the system loads the user's profile, and
then other system components configure the user's environment according to
the information in the profile.
Following are the types of user profiles available in Microsoft® Windows
NT®/Windows® 2000/Windows XP/Windows Server 2003 family:
a.. Local User Profiles. A local user profile is created the first time
that a user logs on to a computer. The profile is stored on the computer's
local hard drive. Changes made to the local user profile are specific to the
user and to the computer on which the changes are made.
b.. Roaming User Profiles. A roaming user profile is a copy of the local
profile that is copied to, and stored on, a server share. This profile is
downloaded to each computer a user logs onto on a network. Changes made to a
roaming user profile are synchronized with the server copy of the profile
when the user logs off. The advantage of roaming user profiles is that users
do not need to create a profile on each computer they use on a network.
c.. Mandatory User Profiles. A mandatory user profile is a type of profile
that administrators can use to specify settings for users. Only system
administrators can make changes to mandatory user profiles. Changes made by
users to desktop settings are lost when the user logs off.
d.. Temporary User Profiles. A temporary profile is issued each time that
an error condition prevents the user's profile from loading. Temporary
profiles are deleted at the end of each session, and changes made by the
user to desktop settings and files are lost when the user logs off.
Temporary profiles are only available on computers running Windows 2000 and
later.
The user's home directory. If homeDrive is set and specifies a drive letter,
homeDirectory should be a UNC path. The path must be a network UNC path of
the form \\server\share\directory. This value can be a null string.
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Christoffer Andersson
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Ted said:
What's the diference between home folder and profile, when we enter at
Users Properties on Profile Tab ?
