This profile is downloaded to any computer that a user logs onto on a network. A roaming user profile is a copy of the local profile that is copied to, and stored on, a server share. Changes made to the local user profile are specific to the user and to the computer on which the changes are made. The profile is stored on the computer's local hard disk.
A local user profile is created the first time that a user logs on to a computer. At subsequent logons, the system loads the user's profile, and then other system components configure the user's environment according to the information in the profile.
The system creates a user profile the first time that a user logs on to a computer.
