How to Save User Profiles on a Microsoft Windows NT Server

Last reviewed: April 17, 1996
Article ID: Q138046

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

You may be unable to save user profiles to a Microsoft Windows NT server.

CAUSE

This problem can occur if the following conditions exist:

The Primary Network Login setting is not set to Client For Microsoft Networks.
User profiles are not enabled.
A Home directory is not set up correctly for the user on the domain.

RESOLUTION

To resolve the problem, follow these steps:

Set the Primary Network Login setting to Client For Microsoft Networks.

Enable user profiles.

Set up a Home directory on the Windows NT server. To verify that the Home directory is set up correctly, type the following line at an MS-DOS prompt
```
      net use <x>: /home
```
where <x> is a drive letter.
If you receive an error message stating "The syntax is incorrect," Home directories are not set up correctly.
For additional information about setting up Home directories, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
```
      ARTICLE-ID: Q137979
      TITLE     : Creating Windows 95 Home Directories on Windows NT
                  Server
```

KBCategory: kbnetwork
KBSubcategory: win95 msnds
Additional reference words: 95

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Last reviewed: April 17, 1996
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