TipHKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System
| Data type | Range | Default value |
|---|---|---|
| REG_DWORD | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Determines whether the system saves a copy of a user's roaming profile on the local computer's hard drive when the user logs off.
Roaming profiles reside on a network server. By default, when users with roaming profiles log off, the system also saves a copy of their roaming profile on the hard drive of the computer they are using in case the server that stores the roaming profile is unavailable when the user logs on again. The local copy is also used when the remote copy of the roaming user profile is slow to load.
This entry stores the setting of the Delete cached copies of roaming profiles Group Policy. Group Policy adds this entry to the registry with a value of 1 when you enable the Delete cached copies of roaming profiles policy. If you disable the policy or set it to Not configured, Group Policy deletes the entry from the registry and the system behaves as though the value is 0.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 0 | The policy is disabled or not configured. The system saves a local copy of the user's roaming profile. |
| 1 | The policy is enabled. The system deletes all local copies of the user's roaming profile when the user logs off. The roaming profile still remains on the network server. |
This entry, and the related entries listed below, together describe a strategy for managing user profiles residing on remote servers. In particular, they tell the system how to respond when a remote profile is slow to load.
To change the value of this entry, use Group Policy. This entry corresponds to the Delete cached copies of roaming profiles policy (Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Logon).
Tip
For detailed information about particular Group Policy settings, see the Group Policy Reference (Gp.chm) on the Windows 2000 Resource Kit companion CD.
For general information about Group Policy, see Group Policy in Windows 2000 Help.
To see a table associating policies with their corresponding registry entries, see the Group Policy Reference Table.
Caution
Do not set the value of this entry to 1 if you are using the slow link detection feature of Windows 2000. To respond to a slow link, the system requires a local copy of the user's roaming profile.
Related Entries
SlowLinkTimeOut (Policies subkey)
SlowLinkTimeOut (Winlogon subkey)