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Hi All,

Windows 2000 Pro SP4 up to date in the domaine. No virus
or spy found.

When the client logs in, he receives this error message:

Windows cannot copy profile
\\(long path) to location C:\Document and Settings ...

DETAIL - the filename or extension is too long.

It then says:

"Windows cannot load the profile and is logging you on
with a temporary profile. Changes you make to this
profile will be lost when you log off."

When the client tries to login on 3 different computers
in different locations, there is absolutely no problem.

Anyone can help on this please ?

Thanks
 
There is a limit on file paths for explorer-based copy commands. Can you
shorten the path? You can if you want - easily; just drop a share in there,
i.e. \\server\path\path\path\path\path\pathpath\path\path could easily
become \server\share\ or \server\share\path. Do you see what I mean?


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Paul Williams

http://www.msresource.net/
http://forums.msresource.net/

Hi All,

Windows 2000 Pro SP4 up to date in the domaine. No virus
or spy found.

When the client logs in, he receives this error message:

Windows cannot copy profile
\\(long path) to location C:\Document and Settings ...

DETAIL - the filename or extension is too long.

It then says:

"Windows cannot load the profile and is logging you on
with a temporary profile. Changes you make to this
profile will be lost when you log off."

When the client tries to login on 3 different computers
in different locations, there is absolutely no problem.

Anyone can help on this please ?

Thanks
 
Thanks Paul

Can you please explain the steps further as I am not
quite sure ...

Thanks

-----Original Message-----
There is a limit on file paths for explorer-based copy commands. Can you
shorten the path? You can if you want - easily; just drop a share in there,
i.e.
Click to expand...
\\server\path\path\path\path\path\pathpath\path\path
could easily
 
Look at the file path, and decide where would be a good place to put a
share. You might want to share that actual user folder, i.e.
\\share\...\%username%\ could be shared which would give you a profile path
of \\servername\%username%


Obviously, this depends on the actual path length. If this isn't that long,
then the problem is quite likely something else...permissions spring to
mind, as this is a common error when using roaming profiles.

Hope that clears things up a bit better.


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Paul Williams

http://www.msresource.net/
http://forums.msresource.net/

Thanks Paul

Can you please explain the steps further as I am not
quite sure ...

Thanks

-----Original Message-----
There is a limit on file paths for explorer-based copy commands. Can you
shorten the path? You can if you want - easily; just drop a share in there,
i.e.
Click to expand...
\\server\path\path\path\path\path\pathpath\path\path
could easily
 
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