WinXP pro workgroup roaming username

Hi,

A few days ago I asked a question about managing a system for a school and
got some great advices.

SteadyState was suggested,
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...s/default.mspx
As I see it, I need to run the software on all the machine. I would turn the
'Disk protection' to reset all the information on a regular basis, (this
option is offered and is great).

So now all I need is to manage the kids username and password, (we would
like them to be able to use any machine in the workgroup).

We have about 30 computers in the lab for about 700 children, (all the
machines are XP pro).
All the computers are part of the same workgroup.

Where can I find a tutorial to create a new user group that would allow the
kid to log on to any computer on the workgroup and retrieve their profile?
Or do I need a Server to handle this?

Looking at my own computers at home, I can see that both my machines are
part of the same workgroup but I cannot logon from machine A with user B for
example.

How can I manage roaming users in windows XP.

Thanks

Simon



Simon

You can't really do that sort of thing with a workgroup. There is no
central account store for a workgroup. You would need to set up every
account on every workstation.

You need to use a domain structure to have a central point for managing
roaming accounts and/or roaming profiles.

"Simon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> A few days ago I asked a question about managing a system for a school and
> got some great advices.
>
> SteadyState was suggested,
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...s/default.mspx
> As I see it, I need to run the software on all the machine. I would turn
> the
> 'Disk protection' to reset all the information on a regular basis, (this
> option is offered and is great).
>
> So now all I need is to manage the kids username and password, (we would
> like them to be able to use any machine in the workgroup).
>
> We have about 30 computers in the lab for about 700 children, (all the
> machines are XP pro).
> All the computers are part of the same workgroup.
>
> Where can I find a tutorial to create a new user group that would allow
> the
> kid to log on to any computer on the workgroup and retrieve their profile?
> Or do I need a Server to handle this?
>
> Looking at my own computers at home, I can see that both my machines are
> part of the same workgroup but I cannot logon from machine A with user B
> for
> example.
>
> How can I manage roaming users in windows XP.
>
> Thanks
>
> Simon
>

Simon <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> A few days ago I asked a question about managing a system for a
> school and got some great advices.
>
> SteadyState was suggested,
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...s/default.mspx
> As I see it, I need to run the software on all the machine. I would
> turn the 'Disk protection' to reset all the information on a regular
> basis, (this option is offered and is great).
>
> So now all I need is to manage the kids username and password, (we
> would like them to be able to use any machine in the workgroup).
>
> We have about 30 computers in the lab for about 700 children, (all the
> machines are XP pro).
> All the computers are part of the same workgroup.
>
> Where can I find a tutorial to create a new user group that would
> allow the kid to log on to any computer on the workgroup and retrieve
> their profile? Or do I need a Server to handle this?
>
> Looking at my own computers at home, I can see that both my machines
> are part of the same workgroup but I cannot logon from machine A with
> user B for example.
>
> How can I manage roaming users in windows XP.
>
> Thanks
>
> Simon

Hi - I replied to your identical post in one of the WinXP groups (to the
effect that you need a server & a domain to do this). In the future, please
don't multipost - if you need to post to multiple groups, it's best to
crosspost instead, by posting a single message to a handful of relevant
groups (separate the NG names with commas) so that everyone can follow the
thread. Multiposting wastes everyone's time, including yours, and may lead
to your actually getting *less* help rather than more.

See http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm.