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Active Directory Roaming Profile for Windows 7 User not Redirecting to V2 Folder

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http://serverfault.com – I've noticed a number of similar questions here on this topic but not quite on the money for the issue I'm seeing. Here's the details: Windows 2008 DC, 3 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 clients; Profiles share created on the DC (\server\Profiles{user account}) GPO for providing folder redirection on the Documents, Favourites and Desktop folders - Grant Exclusive Rights disabled; redirection for each user account points to \server\Profiles{user account} Originally, all three workstations were in workgroup mode; I used the 3rd party ProfWiz utility to migrate users A and B to the domain and push their (HowTos)

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Submitted by grtyyu on 01/23/2012 – Made popular on 01/23/2012

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