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Which files/folders are in my Windows 7 profile? [closed]

My computer (Windows 7 workstation connected to Windows 2003 servers) shows a size of around 600 MB for my 'local' type profile. My AppData\Roaming folder has a size of 300 MB. Where (in which local ...
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Roaming profiles with a Windows 2008 DC and a Linux File Server?

We have a Windows 2008 Server for our DC, Linux file server, and Windows 7 on our workstations. What are any concerns with switching to roaming profiles with a linux file server? Is this a simple ...
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Profiles and using the local profile for a domain user

I’m having some trouble with profiles and would like to reach out for some help. I’ve tried to do some research to help myself along, but I’m not making much progress on my own. I’ve pretty much taken ...
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How to use process monitor to view or log a windows login?

We're having some issues with Windows 7 Roaming profiles and I was reading here that the login process can be monitored using process monitor. "There are a couple of ways to configure Process ...
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Server 2008 Roaming Profiles and Chrome userdata

Firstly, this Server 2008 box has taken over from a server 2003 PDC several months ago and I can't quite say for certain that everything has transitioned correctly. The domain functionality has been ...
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Roaming profiles fail to sync over WAN

We use roaming profiles for certain users. In the LAN environment it seems to work fine. When the profiles are instead placed on a fileserver on the WAN we've had many issues. The fileserver is ...
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Outlook 2010 produces “A File Error Has Occurred” when creating Signatures and user has a Roaming Profile

I've come across a problem that occurred in Windows 7 SP1, with Outlook 2010 SP1 with users connected to a Server 2008 R2 environment with Roaming Profiles and in particular Roaming App Data. When ...
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Setting up default settings for new users on Windows 7

I'm setting up a lab with computers running specialized software. The computer is registered to a domain. I set up an admin account containing changes to the settings, bookmarks, etc. Whenever a ...
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How Do I separate Windows 7 Roaming Profiles from Remote Desktop Services Profiles?

I have over one hundred users that have Windows 7 roaming profiles on a couple of Windows 2008 R3 servers. I have implemented a GPO for folder redirection for their Home directory (My Documents) and ...
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win7 and win xp roaming profile

I have a samba server with WinXP roaming profiles and now I have to have some win7 clients as well. Is there any trick which would allowed to login any users on Winxp and Win7 with the same profile ...
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Excluding folders from a roaming profile, client-side

I am using a laptop connected to our company's domain network, and after logging in this morning it told me that I have exceeded my roaming profile space. After looking into the issue I realized that ...
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Active Directory Roaming Profile for Windows 7 User not Redirecting to V2 Folder

I've noticed a number of similar questions here on this topic but not quite on the money for the issue I'm seeing. Here's the details: Windows 2008 DC, 3 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 clients; Profiles ...
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What parts of a Roaming Profile get uploaded in Windows 7?

In previous versions of Windows, the Roaming Profile is uploaded only when the user logs off. However, in Windows 7, a Group Policy setting can allow the registry file to be uploaded in the ...
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windows 7 and windows 2003 roaming profile

I have a windows 2003 setup as the DC and I just got a new computer with windows 7 on it. But when I login with a user it take about 5 minutes to load the user profile, and when I logout it takes ...
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VERY slow startup in a Windows Domain, why is this?

I recently joined a Windows 7 computer to a domain. There is one Computer Policy configured: the use of roaming profiles. From the moment I restarted the client, I could stare for hours at the ...
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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 ...
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Roaming Profiles inheriting IE esc and other IE security settings from TS 2008 R2 server

I've recently set up a terminal server for remote access purposes, I'm using roaming profiles for all users as all clients use W7. I'm seeing some strange behaviour when they log on to the server ...
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Moving roaming profiles to DFS

I'm redirecting appdata, my docs and desktop folders to a server using a GPO based on what facility they're usually at. This brings up a problem for users who bounce between multiple locations. ...
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Profile initialization on second logon

Every user in my samba PDC network gets a default profile, created by copying over a local modified user profile to the netlogon share. Now when they first logon there is no problem. But on the second ...
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How do I debug Roaming Profile synchronisation (or lack thereof) on Windows 7?

We're running a Server 2008-based domain with Windows 7 clients. Recently a desktop of ours persistently started giving its user a TEMP profile on login. We assumed a broken profile and did what we ...
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Local Settings in Windows 7 Roaming Profiles

We're planning a migration of several hundred desktops to Windows 7 and hitting a snag in our test lab with roaming profiles. Bit of background: Win 2003 FFL Currently all XP machines Roaming ...
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How to use network fileshare as user's home, and not roaming profiles

Some of my users are very frustrated, because their login/logout times are reaching into the minute ranges. We have a few shift workers using the same machine, and invariably, the second shift has to ...
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Windows 7 Offline Folders

We have a windows 2003 server setup doing active directory. Recently we have added our first non XP machine. This is a windows 7 pro laptop. All is working fine on the user aspect side of this ...
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Untrusted Location

I've recently switched to roaming profiles in an XP and Windows 7 environment and also changed the login script. Can anyone tell me where I would find the info regarding messages that appear when ...
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Prevent Roaming profiles from syncing certain elements

I'm somewhat new to the Server 2008 front, and I'm afraid I've hit my first snag: I've set up roaming profiles, and they appear to be working too well. Is there a way to limit, ideally on a ...