Switch between a roaming and local user profile

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To switch between a roaming and local user profile

Open System in Control Panel.
On the Advanced tab, under User Profiles, click Settings.
Under Profiles stored on this computer, click the user profile you want to change, and then click Change Type.
Select Roaming profile or Local profile.

Notes

Performing this task does not require you to have administrative credentials. Therefore, as a security best practice, consider performing this task as a user without administrative credentials.
To open System, click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.
To open System from a command line as an administrator, type:

runas /user:computername\Administrator "rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL sysdm.cpl"
If Roaming profile is unavailable, the profile is a local user profile. For more information about how to create roaming user profiles, see Related Topics.
If you use a roaming user profile on more than one computer simultaneously, the profile preserves the registry settings from the computer you log off from last.

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