Moving a User from Local Domain to Network Domain?

Question

Ok I have two questions for yall.
1. First while copying a local user profile I made a big mistake. The user had 2 accounts 'Administrator' and 'admin' I accidentally deleted the user 'admin' assuming the 'Administrator was the local account(of course I chose wrong). Anyways, the local admin folder is still in tact and I would like to just add the local admin user back, however each time I try to add it it makes a new folder, admin/localdomain. Is there a way I can make it work?

2. For some reason even after a Account Copy all Microsoft programs do not show up and need to be reinstalled. Is this normal and is there any way to get around it??

THanks in advance all!

Answer 1

1. If you've joined the computer to the domain, you won't be able to create a local user account. Active directory will take over and force it to be a domain user account. If this is a problem (typically making a domain user a local administrator is not an issue), then you'll have to disjoin the workstation from the domain and then create your local user account. Then, logged on as a different user, copy the old profile to the new one. Rejoin the workstation to the domain, and you're done.

2. Microsoft application programs, particularly Office, can get pretty quirky, particularly if you upgrade the OS or join to a domain. The SSIDs all change (as do a host of registry settings), so anything that is bound to user accounts will demand to be reinstalled. Also, those programs, such as Outlook, that create profiles for each user will want to "install" as each user logs on as well. I never did find a fix for this, other than installing Office only after I had joined to the domain.