Win2000 creating new user profile while old still exists

Thanks for the response Dave, but the PCs are not newly joined.
They've been part of the domain for quite a while now. It just seems
like whats happening is that Windows will randomly overlook the user's
profile with C:\D and S and create a new one. Then, Windows will
update the users' ProfileImagePath within the registry to the newly
created directory.

Strangest thing....

Dave Patrick wrote:
> This is normal and expected behavior. On a newly-joined-to-the-domain PC if
> you logon to the pc first, then to the domain you would end up with two
> profiles.
> %username%
> and
> %username%.%userdomain%
> Else if you logon to the domain first, then to the pc you would end up with
> %username%
> and
> %username%.%computername%
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "FerrisUML" wrote:
> | Hello all and thanks in advance for any advice anyone can give.
> |
> | Problem im having is that randomly, users will call and say that their
> | icons an such are missing and their Outlook is not setup. Well, after
> | examing closer, whats happening is Windows is completely overlooking
> | the original user profile and creating a new one with the syntax
> | "username.domain_name". I check the Event Log, but there no
> | information on a corrupt profile/registry at all. Anyone have any idea
> | what may be causing this to happen? Thanks.
> |
> | FYI
> | We're a 2000 domain with a mix of 2000/XP clients and I don't think
> | this problem is isolated to just 2000.
> |
 >> Stay informed about: Win2000 creating new user profile while old still exists 

I have the same problem with WinXP creating new user profiles. I would
appreciate any help with this issue.



"Tracy" wrote:

> We have also seen this same issue where the user profile is getting recreated
> on W2k machines when a user logs in. This is happening multiple times on the
> same workstations. Seems to be mainly laptops that are having the issue.
>
> "FerrisUML" wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the response Dave, but the PCs are not newly joined.
> > They've been part of the domain for quite a while now. It just seems
> > like whats happening is that Windows will randomly overlook the user's
> > profile with C:\D and S and create a new one. Then, Windows will
> > update the users' ProfileImagePath within the registry to the newly
> > created directory.
> >
> > Strangest thing....
> >
> > Dave Patrick wrote:
> > > This is normal and expected behavior. On a newly-joined-to-the-domain PC if
> > > you logon to the pc first, then to the domain you would end up with two
> > > profiles.
> > > %username%
> > > and
> > > %username%.%userdomain%
> > > Else if you logon to the domain first, then to the pc you would end up with
> > > %username%
> > > and
> > > %username%.%computername%
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> > > Microsoft Certified Professional
> > > Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/protect
> > >
> > > "FerrisUML" wrote:
> > > | Hello all and thanks in advance for any advice anyone can give.
> > > |
> > > | Problem im having is that randomly, users will call and say that their
> > > | icons an such are missing and their Outlook is not setup. Well, after
> > > | examing closer, whats happening is Windows is completely overlooking
> > > | the original user profile and creating a new one with the syntax
> > > | "username.domain_name". I check the Event Log, but there no
> > > | information on a corrupt profile/registry at all. Anyone have any idea
> > > | what may be causing this to happen? Thanks.
> > > |
> > > | FYI
> > > | We're a 2000 domain with a mix of 2000/XP clients and I don't think
> > > | this problem is isolated to just 2000.
> > > |
> >
> >
 >> Stay informed about: Win2000 creating new user profile while old still exists 

We also have this issue! Has anyone found a fix?

"FerrisUML" wrote:

> Hello all and thanks in advance for any advice anyone can give.
>
> Problem im having is that randomly, users will call and say that their
> icons an such are missing and their Outlook is not setup. Well, after
> examing closer, whats happening is Windows is completely overlooking
> the original user profile and creating a new one with the syntax
> "username.domain_name". I check the Event Log, but there no
> information on a corrupt profile/registry at all. Anyone have any idea
> what may be causing this to happen? Thanks.
>
> FYI
> We're a 2000 domain with a mix of 2000/XP clients and I don't think
> this problem is isolated to just 2000.
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Win2000 creating new user profile while old still exists 

testing

"FerrisUML" wrote:

> Hello all and thanks in advance for any advice anyone can give.
>
> Problem im having is that randomly, users will call and say that their
> icons an such are missing and their Outlook is not setup. Well, after
> examing closer, whats happening is Windows is completely overlooking
> the original user profile and creating a new one with the syntax
> "username.domain_name". I check the Event Log, but there no
> information on a corrupt profile/registry at all. Anyone have any idea
> what may be causing this to happen? Thanks.
>
> FYI
> We're a 2000 domain with a mix of 2000/XP clients and I don't think
> this problem is isolated to just 2000.
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Win2000 creating new user profile while old still exists 

This seems to be occurring very regularly at our institution as well.
Is this a known issue, potentially created by a recent security update?
I've noticed this intermittently over the past month, in an
environment that had no similar issues before then.

Thanks a bunch,

Brian

reef wrote:
> testing
>
> "FerrisUML" wrote:
>
> > Hello all and thanks in advance for any advice anyone can give.
> >
> > Problem im having is that randomly, users will call and say that their
> > icons an such are missing and their Outlook is not setup. Well, after
> > examing closer, whats happening is Windows is completely overlooking
> > the original user profile and creating a new one with the syntax
> > "username.domain_name". I check the Event Log, but there no
> > information on a corrupt profile/registry at all. Anyone have any idea
> > what may be causing this to happen? Thanks.
> >
> > FYI
> > We're a 2000 domain with a mix of 2000/XP clients and I don't think
> > this problem is isolated to just 2000.
> >
> >
 >> Stay informed about: Win2000 creating new user profile while old still exists 

I've seen this on systems (more than others) where the UPHClean service has
not been installed and/or not running.

Do you have that app?

<brian.arsenault DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1166216774.470855.266900@f1g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> This seems to be occurring very regularly at our institution as well.
> Is this a known issue, potentially created by a recent security update?
> I've noticed this intermittently over the past month, in an
> environment that had no similar issues before then.
>
> Thanks a bunch,
>
> Brian
>
> reef wrote:
>> testing
>>
>> "FerrisUML" wrote:
>>
>> > Hello all and thanks in advance for any advice anyone can give.
>> >
>> > Problem im having is that randomly, users will call and say that their
>> > icons an such are missing and their Outlook is not setup. Well, after
>> > examing closer, whats happening is Windows is completely overlooking
>> > the original user profile and creating a new one with the syntax
>> > "username.domain_name". I check the Event Log, but there no
>> > information on a corrupt profile/registry at all. Anyone have any idea
>> > what may be causing this to happen? Thanks.
>> >
>> > FYI
>> > We're a 2000 domain with a mix of 2000/XP clients and I don't think
>> > this problem is isolated to just 2000.
>> >
>> >
>
 >> Stay informed about: Win2000 creating new user profile while old still exists 

I have seen this problem on our Domain 3 times in the last three weeks, most
recently today. It is a mystery to me too. I don't know what UPHClean is.
Can you elaborate?

"NewScience" <newscience83.TakeThisOut@usadatanet.net> wrote in message
news:e9Ge75KIHHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> I've seen this on systems (more than others) where the UPHClean service
> has not been installed and/or not running.
>
> Do you have that app?
>
> <brian.arsenault.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1166216774.470855.266900@f1g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> This seems to be occurring very regularly at our institution as well.
>> Is this a known issue, potentially created by a recent security update?
>> I've noticed this intermittently over the past month, in an
>> environment that had no similar issues before then.
>>
>> Thanks a bunch,
>>
>> Brian
>>
>> reef wrote:
>>> testing
>>>
>>> "FerrisUML" wrote:
>>>
>>> > Hello all and thanks in advance for any advice anyone can give.
>>> >
>>> > Problem im having is that randomly, users will call and say that their
>>> > icons an such are missing and their Outlook is not setup. Well, after
>>> > examing closer, whats happening is Windows is completely overlooking
>>> > the original user profile and creating a new one with the syntax
>>> > "username.domain_name". I check the Event Log, but there no
>>> > information on a corrupt profile/registry at all. Anyone have any
>>> > idea
>>> > what may be causing this to happen? Thanks.
>>> >
>>> > FYI
>>> > We're a 2000 domain with a mix of 2000/XP clients and I don't think
>>> > this problem is isolated to just 2000.
>>> >
>>> >
>>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Win2000 creating new user profile while old still exists 

Read this article and download UPHClean:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1B286E6D-8912...18-B570

Excerpt:

The User Profile Hive Cleanup service helps to ensure user sessions are
completely terminated when a user logs off. System processes and
applications occasionally maintain connections to registry keys in the user
profile after a user logs off. In those cases the user session is prevented
from completely ending. This can result in problems when using Roaming User
Profiles in a server environment or when using locked profiles as
implemented through the Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP.

On Windows 2000 you can benefit from this service if the application event
log shows event id 1000 where the message text indicates that the profile is
not unloading and that the error is "Access is denied". On Windows XP and
Windows Server 2003 either event ids 1517 and 1524 indicate the same profile
unload problem.

To accomplish this the service monitors for logged off users that still have
registry hives loaded. When that happens the service determines which
application have handles opened to the hives and releases them. It logs the
application name and what registry keys were left open. After this the
system finishes unloading the profile.

"MrB" <brooksro RemoveThis @REMOVEALLCAPSadelphia.net> wrote in message
news:uuPhIdLIHHA.960@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I have seen this problem on our Domain 3 times in the last three weeks,
>most recently today. It is a mystery to me too. I don't know what UPHClean
>is. Can you elaborate?
>
> "NewScience" <newscience83 RemoveThis @usadatanet.net> wrote in message
> news:e9Ge75KIHHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> I've seen this on systems (more than others) where the UPHClean service
>> has not been installed and/or not running.
>>
>> Do you have that app?
>>
>> <brian.arsenault RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1166216774.470855.266900@f1g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>> This seems to be occurring very regularly at our institution as well.
>>> Is this a known issue, potentially created by a recent security update?
>>> I've noticed this intermittently over the past month, in an
>>> environment that had no similar issues before then.
>>>
>>> Thanks a bunch,
>>>
>>> Brian
>>>
>>> reef wrote:
>>>> testing
>>>>
>>>> "FerrisUML" wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > Hello all and thanks in advance for any advice anyone can give.
>>>> >
>>>> > Problem im having is that randomly, users will call and say that
>>>> > their
>>>> > icons an such are missing and their Outlook is not setup. Well,
>>>> > after
>>>> > examing closer, whats happening is Windows is completely overlooking
>>>> > the original user profile and creating a new one with the syntax
>>>> > "username.domain_name". I check the Event Log, but there no
>>>> > information on a corrupt profile/registry at all. Anyone have any
>>>> > idea
>>>> > what may be causing this to happen? Thanks.
>>>> >
>>>> > FYI
>>>> > We're a 2000 domain with a mix of 2000/XP clients and I don't think
>>>> > this problem is isolated to just 2000.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Win2000 creating new user profile while old still exists 

Interesting, thanks.

"NewScience" <newscience83 DeleteThis @usadatanet.net> wrote in message
news:OZJ3I9RIHHA.1044@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Read this article and download UPHClean:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1B286E6D-8912...18-B570
>
> Excerpt:
>
> The User Profile Hive Cleanup service helps to ensure user sessions are
> completely terminated when a user logs off. System processes and
> applications occasionally maintain connections to registry keys in the
> user profile after a user logs off. In those cases the user session is
> prevented from completely ending. This can result in problems when using
> Roaming User Profiles in a server environment or when using locked
> profiles as implemented through the Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows
> XP.
>
> On Windows 2000 you can benefit from this service if the application event
> log shows event id 1000 where the message text indicates that the profile
> is not unloading and that the error is "Access is denied". On Windows XP
> and Windows Server 2003 either event ids 1517 and 1524 indicate the same
> profile unload problem.
>
> To accomplish this the service monitors for logged off users that still
> have registry hives loaded. When that happens the service determines which
> application have handles opened to the hives and releases them. It logs
> the application name and what registry keys were left open. After this the
> system finishes unloading the profile.
>
> "MrB" <brooksro DeleteThis @REMOVEALLCAPSadelphia.net> wrote in message
> news:uuPhIdLIHHA.960@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I have seen this problem on our Domain 3 times in the last three weeks,
>>most recently today. It is a mystery to me too. I don't know what
>>UPHClean is. Can you elaborate?
>>
>> "NewScience" <newscience83 DeleteThis @usadatanet.net> wrote in message
>> news:e9Ge75KIHHA.3780@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> I've seen this on systems (more than others) where the UPHClean service
>>> has not been installed and/or not running.
>>>
>>> Do you have that app?
>>>
>>> <brian.arsenault DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1166216774.470855.266900@f1g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>>> This seems to be occurring very regularly at our institution as well.
>>>> Is this a known issue, potentially created by a recent security update?
>>>> I've noticed this intermittently over the past month, in an
>>>> environment that had no similar issues before then.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks a bunch,
>>>>
>>>> Brian
>>>>
>>>> reef wrote:
>>>>> testing
>>>>>
>>>>> "FerrisUML" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> > Hello all and thanks in advance for any advice anyone can give.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Problem im having is that randomly, users will call and say that
>>>>> > their
>>>>> > icons an such are missing and their Outlook is not setup. Well,
>>>>> > after
>>>>> > examing closer, whats happening is Windows is completely overlooking
>>>>> > the original user profile and creating a new one with the syntax
>>>>> > "username.domain_name". I check the Event Log, but there no
>>>>> > information on a corrupt profile/registry at all. Anyone have any
>>>>> > idea
>>>>> > what may be causing this to happen? Thanks.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > FYI
>>>>> > We're a 2000 domain with a mix of 2000/XP clients and I don't think
>>>>> > this problem is isolated to just 2000.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Win2000 creating new user profile while old still exists 

We found this:

See if a registry key that exceeds 259 characters exists in the
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT registry hive
The "503 Service Unavailable" error message may occur if a registry key that
exceeds 259 characters exists in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT registry hive. During
initialization, the Exchange OLE DB provider (ExOLEDB) scans the
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT hive to identify registered file types. If any subkey has a
default value that exceeds 259 characters, or if there is a discretionary
access control list that is not valid on one of the subkeys, ExOLEDB may quit
unexpectedly.

If a subkey exceeds 259 characters, or if there is a discretionary access
control list that is not valid, the following series of event ID messages are
logged in the application event log when you restart the Exchange 2003
services:
Event Type: Information
Event Source: MSExchangeSA
Event Category: General
Event ID: 9014
Description:
Microsoft Exchange System Attendant has been started for Exchange server
servername successfully.
Event Type: Information
Event Source: MSExchangeSA
Event Category: Monitoring
Event ID: 9095
Description:
The MAD Monitoring thread is initializing.
Event Type: Information
Event Source: MSExchangeSA
Event Category: Monitoring
Event ID: 9096
Description:
The MAD Monitoring thread is initialized.
Event Type: Information
Event Source: EXOLEDB
Event ID: 101
Description:
Microsoft Exchange OLEDB has successfully shutdown.
Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSExchangeIS
Event ID: 9542
Description:
Initialization of external interface OLEDB failed; Error ecServerOOM.
Additionally, the following event ID message may be logged in the
application event log multiple times. The Free/Busy service may also generate
some errors.
Event Type: Error
Event Source: EXCDO
Event Category: General
Event ID: 8206
Description:
Calendaring agent failed with error code 0x800XXXXX while saving appointment.
The following event ID message may be logged in the system log multiple times:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: DCOM
Event Category: None
Event ID: 10002
Description:
Access denied attempting to launch a DCOM Server. The server is:
{9DA0E106-86CE-11D1-8699-00C04FB98036} The user is SYSTEM/NT AUTHORITY,
SID=S-1-5-18
To help troubleshoot this issue, run the HKCRScan tool (HKCRScan.exe). The
HKCRScan tool enumerates the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT registry hive to locate
subkeys that contain more than 259 characters. Additionally, HKCRScan helps
determine if there is an invalid discretionary access control list by
returning error code 0x5. This error code means "Access denied" when it
enumerates a registry key. The HKCRScan tool is an internal tool developed by
Microsoft. To obtain this tool, contact Microsoft Product Support Services
(PSS). For additional information about how to contact PSS, visit the
following Microsoft Web site:

"FerrisUML" wrote:

> Hello all and thanks in advance for any advice anyone can give.
>
> Problem im having is that randomly, users will call and say that their
> icons an such are missing and their Outlook is not setup. Well, after
> examing closer, whats happening is Windows is completely overlooking
> the original user profile and creating a new one with the syntax
> "username.domain_name". I check the Event Log, but there no
> information on a corrupt profile/registry at all. Anyone have any idea
> what may be causing this to happen? Thanks.
>
> FYI
> We're a 2000 domain with a mix of 2000/XP clients and I don't think
> this problem is isolated to just 2000.
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Win2000 creating new user profile while old still exists 

Hello, I have the same problem on a win2000 machine.
The strangest thing is that user profile duplication occurs exactly after 30
days.

this problem started first in October 06 and a new user profile is created
every month!

Suggestions are welcomed. Thanks,

Claudia

"FerrisUML" wrote:

> Hello all and thanks in advance for any advice anyone can give.
>
> Problem im having is that randomly, users will call and say that their
> icons an such are missing and their Outlook is not setup. Well, after
> examing closer, whats happening is Windows is completely overlooking
> the original user profile and creating a new one with the syntax
> "username.domain_name". I check the Event Log, but there no
> information on a corrupt profile/registry at all. Anyone have any idea
> what may be causing this to happen? Thanks.
>
> FYI
> We're a 2000 domain with a mix of 2000/XP clients and I don't think
> this problem is isolated to just 2000.
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: Win2000 creating new user profile while old still exists