Deleted files on desktop re-appear after reboot

what are the files that keep reporucing ive known cannon pronter drive files keep repopulating for example, are the files name you know if so go with teh above if not then let us know the names

They were pictures that we don't need anymore.

You might be using a mandatory profile.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307800

or

Your group policy might be putting the files there, via logon script, etc...Check the Group Policy settings...the best tool to use is Group Policy Management Console (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0A6D4C24-8CBD-4B35-9272-DD3CBFC81887&displaylang=en)

any log on script being run that socuyld be copying the files? dfoes it only happen on one profile, if so then rename that profile opn the machine usernameold and then re log in with user see if it still happens

It looks like the profile was the problem. There are three computers with ths same logon on  the system; is this going to cause any additional problems?

I could never find the troublesome files in the profile location. There are gone now and I I would like to put the profile back. Anything else different I should do?

Thanks

not at all, could just be a corrupt .dat file or recycler file

if you renamed the corrupt profile old and then copied the files you need back into the newly created files you shoudl be fine, its somethign that has to be done reasonobly often in l;arge company structures.

HTH

I would however change teh 3 PC's names so they are unique otherwise your dns is going to be all over the place.

im surprised you have been able to join 3 pcs with thwe same name to a dmoain,

i think what you probably mean is that the same log on is used across three computers in which case this is not an issue, however if they are all local profiles, the user will have a different experience on each machine as teh profile will be stored locally

Yes it is across three computers. Is there a limit to how many systems you can be logged on two with the same logon?  I did a search on the problem system for the files and could not find them. Any clue on where I should look for these file on the local system?

to be honest they could come from a number of places and i think you coudl spend a long tim etracking it and stil not find it. if you have solved it i would save yourself a head ache and not worry about it.

there is no limit as to how manay machines a profile can exist on, howver you may want to consider using romaing profiles if users consistently use different machines, it makes for a better user experience by carrying teh profile from machine to machine.

you can limit how many active sessions a user would have using active directory and group policy but this osudns like users log onto different machines at different times, not multiple machine

Oh, I thought this was a roaming profile. How can I tell the difference? How do you specifiy what should be in the profile?

I am using a roaming profile then. The path is setup in users AD. I'll figure it out by researching it. Thanks  

cool if you get stuck open up a new question in teh xp area an dim sure to pick it up.

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Jay