Windows cannot locate the server copy of your roaming profile and is attempting to log you on with your local profile. Changes to the profile will not be copied to the server when you logoff. Possible causes of this error include network problems or insufficient security rights. If this problem persists, contact your network administrator.

Hey guys,

Work has given me a laptop to use while I'm with the company. However, when my boss created my account, he forgot to setup any scripts when I login to the domain.

That was fixed two days ago, and since then I am now receiving these error messages when I login to the computer not on the company's domain.

Now I already know that when I'm not on the company's domain, my roaming profile will not be saved / found. I must also add that this occurs as soon as I login, and has a 30 second time count-down until the window will close. Now I login to my computer when it says XP, so I'm using the same profile on & off the network... is there anyway to make this message not come up anymore?

First, do you know any information or can you provide insight as to which type of scripts they are running for you? This may help point in the right direction. I would be assuming that you were able to logon locally previously, and were able to do so without a problem.



Was your profile "roaming" before these scripts were applied? Only reason why I ask is because they might force it down on the "computer configuration" section of the GPO. This script could call those settings, and force each computer to be configured for roaming profiles. Since "computer configuration" settings are loaded by your OS after first inheritance before the login screen, this would be a problem. I really hope that wouldn't be used, unless your company doesn't use many laptops. Even then it would be poor future planning.



It sounds to me, from this section of your post, that they are allowing you to use a "cached" login. The bonus to this, is that you would be able to use My Documents in both profile locations, and they sync when you are back on the network. If you are an administrator on your laptop, which some companies don't do, you can create yourself a local account.

You would do this by right click my computer, select Manage. Then, go to Local Users and Groups. Right click in the open area on the right, select new user. Give yourself a local account, set a password. Then, select the groups folder. Double-click Administrators, and add the local account you just created. To do that, you would click on the "Add" button, and then browse for your account.

Good luck, and post back with progress/questions.

Script wise I know for the most part they are drive mappings, however the admin explained at one point to try and not keep files in your My Documents folder for the fact that you will be able to use whatever is in your My Documents folder on that login.

I am still able to login locally without any problems. I am an administrator of this laptop not by direct accounts but by a group account called domain users. And yes, my computer is setup as logging in on a domain.

Hey guys,

Work has given me a laptop to use while I'm with the company. However, when my boss created my account, he forgot to setup any scripts when I login to the domain. That was fixed two days ago, and since then I am now receiving these error messages when I login to the computer not on the company's domain.



Now I already know that when I'm not on the company's domain, my roaming profile will not be saved / found. I must also add that this occurs as soon as I login, and has a 30 second time count-down until the window will close. Now I login to my computer when it says XP, so I'm using the same profile on & off the network... is there anyway to make this message not come up anymore?