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Windows NT and Windows 9x can't share roaming profiles

Windows NT and Windows 9x cannot share a roaming profile. Windows 9x clients store the profile in the root of the home directory, while Windows NT clients store the profile in the profile path location. Differences also exist in the registry structure of Windows 9x and Windows NT that prevent you from simply copying the profile information into the respective directory for Windows NT or Windows 9x. Windows NT stores the user portion of the registry in the file Ntuser.dat, while Windows 9x stores it in User.dat.