Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 19
Creating a New Roaming User Profile for a
Windows 95 User
If you have Windows 95 users in your domain, you can create roaming user
profiles for them as well.
To create a roaming user profile for a Windows 95 user
1. On the client Windows 95-based computer, start Control Panel, and select
Passwords.
2. From the User Profiles property page, enable the option that allows users
to have individual profiles, and set the Primary Network Logon to Client
for Microsoft Networks.
3. Reboot the client machine.
4. Use User Manager for Domains to create the user account (if it does not
already exist). For the user’s home directory, specify the location where
the User Profile will be stored. An example would be:
This automatically creates a folder with the user name. If a dialog box is
displayed stating that the operation failed, create the folder manually be-
fore continuing.
5. Decide whether the user will receive a specific profile or if a default will be
used instead:
• If the user will receive a specific profile, from the Windows 95-based
computer hosting the profile to be used, copy the complete contents of
the local Profile folder to the folder created in Step 4. This writes the
profile to the destination, including the folder trees and the User.xxx
file originally included with the profile.
• If a default profile will be used, no administrative action is required.
When the user logs on, the Default User Profile from the local
Windows 95-based machine will be used. At log off, this profile will be
written to the user’s home directory with any customizations the user
has made.
NOTES:
• If you need to troubleshoot problems with users not receiving their User Profiles, have the users
execute the command: NET USE * /HOME from the command prompt on the client machine. This
verifies that the user can access the home directory, and allows the user to verify that the User Pro-
file exists in that folder.
• The profile does not need to be stored one directory below the \\server\share. The profile can be
nested several directories below, if desired.
