XPCREATE & Roaming Profiles

[MoonPie2000]

I have a very perplexing problem! I am not sure where to go from here so if anyone has any ideas I would appreciate it. I will state my problem first then give details after.

PROBLEM: When a domain user logs into one particular computer built with my XPCREATE unattended XP install CD their profile information is not saved to the 20003 domain server upon logout. Also as a FYI if the user logs out and I login as local administrator without rebooting I can not delete their local profile using 'My Computer | Properties | Advanced |User Profiles Setting button' as if the profile is still in use.

Additional details:

• I can rebuild computer with source XP CD and all works well

• I can build other computer with XPCREATE CD and all works well

• My configuration consist of:

o 1 W2K3 domain server

o 2 domain client computers

• IF no profile exist the root folders will be created but no profile info / folders (Favorites, cookies, applicaiton data, ntuser.dat) will be created. Profile folder is created but empty.

• No errors are encountered on login

• No errors appear in either the system or application event logs

If you have any ideas and need additional configs please contact me and I will be happy to send anything that might solve this very interesting issue. Thanks….

[GreenMachine]

Perplexing, indeed. I cannot help but think that this is not XPCREATE related, as XPCREATE does not mess with any of the settings as such. It integrates the updated files, and then runs the updates anyway. An interesting test would be to use the SVCPACK.INF file and directory on a standard (e.g. non-XPCREATED) source, and see if the problem persists. This would narrow the problem down to either the integration, or the execution of the hotfixes.

If I think of any thing more, I'll let you know. If you figure it out, let us know!

[MoonPie2000]

You are correct - it was not a XPCREATE issue - but I was very confussed by the data so I threw it out for ideas. It turns out to be, of all things, some sort of conflict with the NVIDIA video driver if loaded durring the build. If I load it durring installation I have this issue. If I load it manually after installation it is fine. A real brain teaser if you ask me. Of all things video

Thanks for the great work and hope you can keep it up!

[GreenMachine]

**** drivers: they really can cause unpredictable results. That's why I always send people back to the "failsafe" install. I think you'll be safe with the next version of the driver, at least from what I've demised reading about the NVidea drivers. Glad you figured it out, and thanks for reporting the cause.