2000/XP and Vista/Win7 Compatibility
While Windows XP and Windows 2000 profiles are basically similar, Windows Vista and its successor Windows 7 use an entirely different profile structure. Thus, a user who switches-desk between the two classes of OS cannot have personal data transferred automatically, as would normally happen with roaming profiles. Instead, two distinct server-side profiles are created for this user.
This is an important consideration for any site intending to introduce Vista or Windows 7 computers into an existing Windows 2000/XP roaming-profile network. If possible it should be planned that users will not have to migrate regularly between the two classes of OS.
Windows Vista and 7 will get their profile stored on the server with .V2 added (example: \\server\profiles\username.V2)
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