Background
Client originally contracted with my company for an SBS 2003 to SBS 2011 migration and ongoing IT support. Migration was unremarkable with
the exception of one department's roaming profiles. The roaming profiles were not noted and as a result they were not converted during the migration. Prior IT support had also utilized folder redirection in addition to roaming profiles. As
a result we encountered severe issues with users logging into temporary profiles or simply being unable to log in at all. Any given users' Local User Registry hive still contains numerous entries pointing to the SBS 2003 server. Client machines are XP SP3. Eventually
I was able to reconfigure both AD attributes and local profiles such that the users were able to consistently log into local profiles. However, restoring roaming profiles has been identified as a high priority by the client.
Presenting Issue
Client has purchased Win 7 machines to replace the XP machines and wants roaming profiles reinstated.
Client has purchased Win 7 machines to replace the XP machines and wants roaming profiles reinstated.
Tentative Solution
A 10k view of my thought on how to migrate the convert the local profiles on the XP machines to Win 7 roaming profiles is as follows:
1. Use the Windows Easy Transfer utility to transfer profile content to Win 7 machines
2. Use the Profiles tab of Advanced System Properties on the Win 7 machines to copy profiles to a network share
3. Edit users' properties in ADUC to point profile path at network share.
So, in the end I'm curious if anyone has had any experience in this situation and if you think this is the best approach. I'm concerned that using the Easy Transfer utility may bring along the "contaminated" Registry entries referencing the SBS
2003 server. Any input or experience with this kind of migration would be deeply appreciated.
