How to turn off roaming profiles

Inge-Haavard Hunstad inge at cc.uit.no
Wed May 19 10:30:02 GMT 1999


Is there anybody who could post the key names for winNT?

Thanks in advance.

inge

Samuel Liddicott wrote:
> 
> This is part of my policy template (win95) in which I turn off roving of profiles.  Profiles are still used, but not roved.
> 
> KEYNAME Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
>         POLICY !!EnableUserProfiles
>                 PART !!EnableUserProfiles CHECKBOX
>                         KEYNAME Setup\Network\Logon
>                         VALUENAME UserProfiles
>                 END PART
>                 PART !!DontRoveProfiles CHECKBOX
>                         KEYNAME Setup\Network\Logon
>                         VALUENAME UseHomeDirectory
>                         VALUEON NUMERIC 0
>                         VALUEOFF DELETE
>                 END PART
>                 PART !!DontCacheProfiles CHECKBOX
>                         KEYNAME Winlogon\DeleteRoamingCache
>                         VALUENAME UseHomeDirectory
>                         VALUEON NUMERIC 1
>                         VALUEOFF DELETE
>                 END PART
>         END POLICY
> 
> If profiles ARE used you should not NOT ROVE and NOT CACHE unless you don't want a permanant presence for that user.
> 
> Your will need to adjust the key names for winNT.
> 
> I haven't tried don't cache but got it from this list.  I use don't rove and it works.
> 
> Sam


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