Debugging Roaming Profiles


To create a log file of all roaming profile transactions using the checked
version of UserEnv.dll. The checked version of the dll
is the same as the retail version, except that it contains debug flags that can
be set and used with the kernel debugger. It is included in both the Windows
Device Driver Kit (DDK) and the NT Software Development Kit (SDK).


  1. Rename the Userenv.dll file in the %systemroot%\System32 directory to
    Usernv.org.
    C:\> rename %systemroot%\system32\userenv.dll
    userenv.org

  2. Copy the checked version of Userenv.dll to the %systemroot%\System32
    directory of the client computer that you want to debug. The checked version of
    the Userenv file must match the version of the operating system being
    used.
    C:\> copy userenv.chk
    %systemroot%\system32\userenv.dll

  3. Apply the following registry hack:

    Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    Key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
    NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

    Name: UserEnvDebugLevel
    Type: REG_DWORD
    Value: 10002


A log file of the roaming profile transactions will be written to userenv.log to the root of the C: drive.

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