Desktops? 1

[jbl4me]

Hey, I (attempt) to mangage the computers at a local small buisness. We have a windows 2003 domain with about 20 seats. My boss wants to be able to 'see his own desktop no matter what computer he logs in at'. This sounds like netware to me, thats what they use at my uni and it works fine, but he claims you can do it in windows 2003 server. Any clues as to what exactly he may want?

Thanks
Will

 

[markdmac]

Define "see"

If "see" means access files on the machine, then give him rights to the root of his C drive and he can access it from any machine by typing \\machinename\c$ at a run command.

If on the other hand he wants to actually remote control the machine, then we need more info. Is the workstation XP Pro or is it Windows 2000?

XP he can use the Remote Desktop feature. If Windows 2000 you would need to load a program such as WinVNC, but that requires a client be loaded on both the hosting machine and guest machine.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

 

[jbl4me]

After doing some more reasearch i found that its called roaming profiles...and it looks like alot to impliment...oh well

 

[markdmac]

OK, so he wants to have the same desktop experience wherever he goes. No big deal, I don't know what you have been reading but it is easy.

There are three basic steps in setting up roaming profiles:

1.) Create a network share to store the user profiles.
2.) Designate the users or groups of users to get roaming profiles.
3.) Grant all users Full Control permission.

Here's how to create a roaming profile for a user in Windows Server 2003. The process may be slightly different in other versions of Windows, so check your documentation before starting. Also, make sure that you're logged in with the appropriate permissions.

1.)In Active Directory, go to Users and Computers.
2.)Click the domain and OU containing the user account.
3.)Right-click the user account and select Properties.
4.)Click Profile and enter the profile path. Be sure to use the full pathname.

You are done.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark