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Adding .domain to user profile randomly

There are a few computer on the domain that are having this problem. When the user, JDoe logs in, the have a profile created. Works great. However, sometimes when JDoe signs on a new profile is created, JDoe.myDomain. The same person now has two profiles.

JDoe
JDoe.myDomain

Is there a way to stop this from happening?

By the way, the machines having this problem are running Windows XP, on a win 2000 server.

Thanks.

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IvanVillamizar

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IvanVillamizar

There's a third case, although it is more obscure:

3. \\Domain\JDoe logs in. He gets the JDoe Profile
The profile is deleted from the registry. But the folder c:\documents and settings\JDoe is left there.
\\Domain\JDoe logs in. No reference is found in the registry is found, so a new profile needs to be created but the folder name is used, so the new name JDoe.domain is created.

Look in my computer->properties->advanced -> user profiles (click settings)
if you see two lines like:
PC\JDoe....
Domain\JDoe... then is one of the first two cases

If you only see one line:
Domain\JDoe ... then is probably the third case

If you see two lines with the same name:
Domain\JDoe...
Domain\JDoe... something is really wrong!! :(

IvanVillamizar

That was wrong. Here's the right way to see it:

two lines (PC\JDOe & DOmain\JDoe) is the first case

two lines (Domain\JDoe & Unknown acccount) is the second case