Logging on to an NT4 Network with W2K Workstations

We have a network using a NT4 Server. Our workstations are a mixture of W95/98/W2K machines. The W95/W98 machines can log in OK. the W2K workstations can't to log in to the PDC. They all come up with the same message "cannot find your roaming profile" I have tried searching the MS KB but to no avail. I am loath to make changes to PROFILE settings on the NT server for fear of upsetting the W95/98 machines.
Any assistance is gratefully accepted.
Thanks

 

Is the Win2k system on the same IP network as your PDC? If not, do you have WINS installed?
After login, can you find the directory where the roaming profile is on the network?
Is NetBIOS enabled on your NIC on Win2k?

 

W2K Loggin in

Hi Bursley, thanks for your reply.
Yes the same IP network is used. The TCP address and subnet mask have been set in network settings just like the W95/98 PC's.
I can browse the network and Map drives accordingly. ? the WINS installation NETBIOS Is installed, so yes I would suspect I can browse to it if I new where to look.
If I log in to the W2K workstation as Administrator I don't get this problem but the log on does not run the logscript.bat that the W96/98 machines do which automatically maps some drives and runs a welcome to the network message.
I was told the NTUSER.DAT file has to be stored in a different place for W2K machines as for NT4.

 

Win2k does not use NT4 / 9x type of policies. If you are just trying to map drives, a standard logon script should do the trick. If you are trying to use a policy though, you would need an active directory domain with a GPO.
Also, you may need to recreate a new profile for the Win2k systems. NT4 / 9x profiles won't work.

 

Win 2000 Logging in to NT4 server

Thanks again Eric.

As you can tell, I am fairly new to system administration. I have lots of PC experience but am still reading up on NT4 and W2000 administration.

What I want to achieve is for our users to log into the NT4 server like they can with W95/98 on their W2K machines. At start up, they have to log into their PC. They can also select the PD of the NT4 server. If they do the latter, they get the roaming profile error message and the PC starts with a clean desktop. If they log into their PC, they get their own desktop and ICONS and Wallpaper as normal. I have manually mapped network drives which they can access and the server asks for a log in at one (any) drive then all other drives are available. I feel I need to set a profile up for their PC to log onto the network like a user?

Can you suggest any ways to achieve this or what the sequence I have to do to get there. I have "Windows 2000 complete" and "NT4 complete" and "Windows 2000 server" books but cannot seem to cross reference between them.

Perhaps you can explain more on your last entry or point me towards required reading etc.

Many thanks
Ian