Disabling Standard Roving Profiles

You might want to have user profiles enabled on a computer, but not allow the profiles to move between that computer and others. For example, if a user simultaneously uses a main computer running File and Printer Sharing services and other auxiliary computers, the roving profile for the auxiliary computers might include persistent connections to shared directories on the user's main computer. This profile would not work well on the main computer itself, since a computer cannot connect to itself.

To disable roving profiles on a particular computer

1. In Registry Editor, expand the Hkey_Local_Machine\Network key, and select the Logon subkey.
2. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
3. Type UseHomeDirectory, and then press ENTER.