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How-to: How to manage hundreds of users (and customized profiles) on individual Windows 7 machines? #dev #solution #fix

How to manage hundreds of users (and customized profiles) on individual Windows 7 machines?

We’re a small college, where every student is assigned an Active Directory account. We have a couple computer labs where the machines are all joined to the domain and students can log in to any machine. Over the course of a semester, most students will log in to most machines.

In the past, under Windows…

Fixed: Roaming Profiles: Simultaneous Logins of Same User #development #programming #fix

Roaming Profiles: Simultaneous Logins of Same User

I am administering a Windows Server 2008 R2 environment that is using roaming profiles and folder redirection. The client machines are running Windows 7. Due to the nature of the business, users rarely logoff and frequently have logons on multiple machines at once. This obviously creates a lot of problems with “last writer wins” conflicts and…

Solution: Roaming Profiles: Simultaneous Logins of Same User #answer #programming #development

Roaming Profiles: Simultaneous Logins of Same User

I am administering a Windows Server 2008 R2 environment that is using roaming profiles and folder redirection. The client machines are running Windows 7. Due to the nature of the business, users rarely logoff and frequently have logons on multiple machines at once. This obviously creates a lot of problems with “last writer wins” conflicts and…

Solution: roaming profile vs folder redirection #dev #computers #programming

roaming profile vs folder redirection

I can’t seem to find a consensus on what the differences are between the two. Roaming Profiles, Folder redirection or… both is one example. The top answer doesn’t answer the question as to what data isn’t shared if not using roaming profiles.

What is the difference between roaming profile and folder redirection?

What data “roams” with roaming profiles that…

Solution: Anyone have a script to delete a specific local windows profile? #it #programming #development

Anyone have a script to delete a specific local windows profile?

I’m looking for Powershell (preferred) script, or .CMD or .VBS, to delete a specific user profile on a workstation (WinXP) or terminal server (2000, ’03 or ’08). I know all about the delprof utility… That only allows you delete based on a period of inactivity. I want a script to:

prompt admin for a username

delete that username’s…

Fix: NTUSER.DAT and UsrClass.dat files building up by the thousands, why and can I delete? #dev #fix #solution

NTUSER.DAT and UsrClass.dat files building up by the thousands, why and can I delete?

I’ve noticed that my web server, 2008 Xen VM, gradually loosing free space – more than I would of though from normal use and decided to investigate.

There are two problem areas:

*C:\Users\Administrator\ (6,755.0 MB)* with files: NTUSER.DAT{randomness}.TMContainer'0000 randomness'.regtrans-ms…

How to: Anyone have a script to delete a specific local windows profile? #computers #development #it

Anyone have a script to delete a specific local windows profile?

I’m looking for Powershell (preferred) script, or .CMD or .VBS, to delete a specific user profile on a workstation (WinXP) or terminal server (2000, ’03 or ’08). I know all about the delprof utility… That only allows you delete based on a period of inactivity. I want a script to:

prompt admin for a username

delete that username’s…

Resolved: NTUSER.DAT and UsrClass.dat files building up by the thousands, why and can I delete? #solution #it #dev

NTUSER.DAT and UsrClass.dat files building up by the thousands, why and can I delete?

I’ve noticed that my web server, 2008 Xen VM, gradually loosing free space – more than I would of though from normal use and decided to investigate.

There are two problem areas:

*C:\Users\Administrator\ (6,755.0 MB)* with files: NTUSER.DAT{randomness}.TMContainer'0000 randomness'.regtrans-ms…