Microsoft KB Archive/814923

= Directories in Roaming Profiles Reappear =

Article ID: 814923

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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SYMPTOMS
If you use a user account configured for a server-based profile and log on to more than one computer at the same time, when you delete folders that you have created on your desktop or other folders that roam as part of your profile, these folders may re-appear after you log off and log on again.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because you are logging on to more than one computer at the same time. These may be terminal server logons or console logons. To avoid data loss, the profile engine does not delete the folders on the server copy of the profile that you have created on other computers.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, delete the profile on all the computers except one, and then delete both the folder on the last computer and the server copy of the profile.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, enable the Delete cached copies of roaming profiles policy in the Ntconfig.pol file.



STATUS
This behavior is by design. Microsoft considers the current behavior in Windows NT 4.0 to be safer and does not plan to change it.



MORE INFORMATION
The profile engine in later versions of Windows is more powerful and does not have this issue.

Keywords: kbnofix kbprb KB814923

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