Network User Profiles Not Supported on Real-Mode Networks |
Q133730
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 95
SYMPTOMS
Server-based user profiles do not work on a computer running only a real- mode network client.
CAUSE
You must use a 32-bit network client and a network operating system that supports the creation of home directories to use server-based user profiles.
RESOLUTION
Install a 32-bit protected-mode network client.
MORE INFORMATION
You can store user profiles (user-specific information) on a local computer or a network server. Using user profiles allows multiple users to use a single computer and retain their individual settings, or to log on to the network from any computer and use the same desktop settings.
Storing user profiles on a network server requires:
- 32-bit protected-mode client services that support automatic download and update of user profiles.
- A network operating system that supports the creation of home directories. The protected-mode client network services included with Windows 95 download and update user profiles from the following directories:
Microsoft Client for Microsoft Networks:
\\primary domain controller\user's home directory
Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks:
\\preferred server\sys\mail\user_id
The following conditions are supported when you are using user profiles on a network:
- Profiles stored on a Windows NT 3.x server on workstations running the Microsoft Client for Microsoft Networks.
- Profiles stored on a Novell NetWare server, with Windows 95-based workstations running the Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks.
- Profiles stored on other network operating systems that support the creation of home directories and supply their own 32-bit client services.
REFERENCES
Microsoft Windows 95 "Resource Kit," pages 477-489
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Last Reviewed: December 15, 2000 |
