XP single user profile for domain and non-domain user on laptop

[zach]

I use a laptop running XP Pro, SP1 in several environments (work, home). Work
uses a domain, and home uses a workgroup.

The domain environments are typical (network printers, servers, computers).
The workgroup environment is lalso typical and has shared folders and local
and network printers. As I move about, I either connect to my work domain, my
home workgroup, or use the laptop stand-alone. How to do this is a basic
question I've heard asked often.

I need to be able to use the *same* user profile in all cases, and I am the
only user of this laptop. In other words, when I start the machine and log
in, irrespective of whether I log in to the domain or the local machine, I
want to see the same desktop, see the same folders in My Documents, and have
the same permissions to access everything on the local machine.

[jeffrey]

Hi,

One of the kind MVP`s posted this

Accessing Workgroup Account from Domain Account


1. First thing is to make an account for the use on the Domain
server.

2. Change the user`s computer from WorkGroup to Domain

3. Log on as that user

4. Click Start>Run type in `regedit`

5. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList. Look at the registry key named
ProfileImagePath, and examine each S-1-5-21-xxxxx files and find the entry
that has the username with xxxxx.cyberfirm and change that to just the user
name. That will point the domain logon to the original user profile in
Documents and Settings

6. Close the registry and log off

7. Log on as the user again, but this time it will use the original
Workgroup profile instead of the domain profile.

8. Log in as administrator and delete the domain profile that was
created.



I tried this as well and it works perfectly.



Jeff



"zach" > wrote in message
...
>I use a laptop running XP Pro, SP1 in several environments (work, home).
>Work
> uses a domain, and home uses a workgroup.
>
> The domain environments are typical (network printers, servers,
> computers).
> The workgroup environment is lalso typical and has shared folders and
> local
> and network printers. As I move about, I either connect to my work domain,
> my
> home workgroup, or use the laptop stand-alone. How to do this is a basic
> question I've heard asked often.
>
> I need to be able to use the *same* user profile in all cases, and I am
> the
> only user of this laptop. In other words, when I start the machine and log
> in, irrespective of whether I log in to the domain or the local machine, I
> want to see the same desktop, see the same folders in My Documents, and
> have
> the same permissions to access everything on the local machine.