[windows2000] Re: Documents and Settings
- From: "Sorin Srbu" <sorin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 13:05:09 +0100
On Thu, 16 Jan 2003 07:03:01 -0500, Sullivan, Glenn wrote:
>I have found that, if you load up regedt32, you will see the user's hive
>still loaded under HKey_Users.
>
>I don't know why it can't unload it sometimes, but if you force unload the
>hive, you can then delete the profile folder.
Good hint. Thx. I'll look into it next time I come across a weird
profile.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:sorin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 6:28 AM
>To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [windows2000] Re: Documents and Settings
>
>
>
>On Thu, 16 Jan 2003 03:11:40 -0800, Chris Berry wrote:
>
>>>Why can't it remove the profile correctly but leaves almost empty
>>>profile-folder on the client (if remove roaming profile when
>>>logging off is on)??
>>
>>Your question sounds a little confused, but i think you're askin why you
>>can't remove a profile folder completely. The answer is that you can, but
>>you have to take ownership and change the permissions on the files.
>
>I actually meant why windows can't remove the profile when the user
>logs off and the GPO is set to "remove profile when user logs off".
>Taking ownership doesn not help.
>
>Anyway, I've tried to remove the lef-over folders manually. And I
>can't, even when logged in as a domain admin. I can only remove the
>left-over folder if I forst reboot the computer in question with
>the left-over (and partial) profile.
>
>Clearer now? 8-)
BW,
Sorin
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