Networking Vista Business and SBS 2003

[ZZman]

We are switching from XP Pro to Vista Business computers at work.
I am having a heck of a time getting this figured out.

We use roaming profiles on our network.

I can join the domain and use the easy transfer wizard in Vista to transfer the setting etc of each user to the new computer. The computer does show on the server and the Vista Machine sees the server.

The problem is when I log on a SBS setup.exe warning comes up. I tell UAC to allow it and then nothing happens.

I have tried some fixes from the Microsoft site but most of the files they say to install are either already installed or won't install.

I am lost. What is this SBS setup.exe trying to do? I also checked and their are no users on the Vista machine. How do I get the user/group files on that machine? (Is that what the setup. exe is trying to do?)

 

[ToyotaNSaturn]

Try disabling the UAC, rebooting, then run the SBS Setup.exe from the client.

 

[ZZman]

Any tips how? I am no network guy esp with servers.

 

[ToyotaNSaturn]

In Vista, search the help feature for how to turn UAC off. It will bring you to the right spot to do so. You will be prompted to reboot. Once you reboot & relogin, then run the SBS setup.exe...

 

[OVERKILL]

With roaming profiles, you should have had to do nothing more than logging on the previous user on the new computer.

 

[ZZman]

With XP Pro that was that simple. This Vista issue is confusing me. Time to call in the Network expert who will probably show me the fix in 5 minutes.

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: ZZman
With XP Pro that was that simple. This Vista issue is confusing me. Time to call in the Network expert who will probably show me the fix in 5 minutes.


I've done it the way I mentioned above. I have numerous clients running Vista Business, and a number of servers hosting roaming profiles using a mix of Vista, XP and 2K clients.