Converting from local user to domain user - moving profile

This is a common scenario, and there are many issues with this. It is safer, LONG TERM, to create fresh profiles. Although WG to Domain is nowhere near as severe of a performance hit (potentially), the problem with permissions is still there.

How do you migrate the user profile from domain account to local account in Windows 7?
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/27087262/How-do-you-migrate-the-user-profile-from-domain-account-to-local-account-in-Windows-7.html

You can easily export settings like Mapped Drives, Network Printers, ODBC Connections, Stored IE Passwords, MRU History etc., to make the transitions easier.......

In this link above, there are a few methods like the ProfileList reg key method and some utils as well. But please remember to grant FULL CONTROL over their Profile Folders, as well as their HKCU reg key once they are logged in.....

1 example below, by changing the ProfileImagePath.....

How to rename or move a User Profile folder?
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/userpath.htm

johnb6767, you described migrating user profiles from a domain account to a local account, but I was interested in the other direction

Thats why I stated "Although WG to Domain is nowhere near as severe of a performance hit (potentially), the problem with permissions is still there. "

It is the same process from Domain to WG or WG to Domain. You are going to have the same permissions problems, although you might not have the slowness often associated with a Domain to WG migration, which is caused by MRUs/reg values trying to resolve domain resources....

Your question
"What is the easiest way to transfer the existing user profiles (generated as local users) so they become the profile for the same user on the same Windows 7 PC when they login to the domain instead of the local machine? "

I was trying to give you a more thorough explanation, besides just "login and copy the data".....

I understand now, johnb6767.  And, I thank you for your time.  If you recall, you recently helped me with another of my questions that I never solved, but found a workaround for but I gave you most of the points for your help.  I'll remember your userid and will be generous with you in the future.  You are one of the members who make experts-exchange the excellent forum that it is.

Thanks, that means a lot. And I wasnt upset that I didnt get the accept, I just wanted to make sure that you understood what I was trying to explain....

See ya next time....   :-)