Setting Up User Profiles on a Windows NT Network

You can use user profiles with Windows 95 on a Windows NT network if the computer is configured to use Client for Microsoft Networks.

Note

Windows 95 does not use the PROFILES directory on a Windows NT server; that directory is used only for Windows NT profiles.

To set up user profiles on a Windows NT network

1. For each computer, make sure that user profiles are enabled, as described in "Enabling User Profiles" earlier in this chapter.
2. In the Network option in Control Panel, make sure Client for Microsoft Networks is selected as the Primary Network Logon client.
3. On the Windows NT server, ensure each user is properly set up and has an assigned home directory on a Windows NT network server. (You can use the Windows NT User Manager tool to create this directory.)

When the user logs off, Windows 95 automatically places an updated copy of the user profile in the user's assigned home directory on the Windows NT network, in the following path.

\\logon_server\user's home directory

For information about User Manager and home directories, see Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5 User Guide.