Our clients are currently connected to a domain on an inhouse server (Windows SBS), primarily to access common data. Each client has an administrative account and a user account. We are moving the data to Sharepoint online in Office 365 and the inhouse server will be discontinued. Therefore, we want to change each client so that it does not connect to the domain but to a workgroup. I note that, using the administrative account, I can change the the network from domain to workgroup but then I can't connect to the user account on the workgroup. How do I configure it so that I can logon on to the user account on the workgroup? Your help would be much appreciated. Thanking you in anticipation. Roger

Hi Roger, You can use Windows Easy Transfer tool to move all your domain user profile: 1. Take the PC out of the domain and switch it to workgroup. 2. Then create a new local user profile for the user and use the Windows Easy Transfer in windows 7 to copy the profile settings from the domain profile on the PC to the newly create local profile on the PC. Or you can use USMT 4.0 to migrate local account to domain account instead. The User State Migration Tool (USMT) for Windows 7 is now part of Windows AIK and provides fast and flexible options to migrate user profiles and data from one operating system to another. You can download the AIK via the link below: The Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows 7 For your reference, Managing Users, Groups, and User Profiles http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc974331(WS.10).aspx In addition, regarding to move domain account to local user account, you can check whether it works. http://www.shofkom.com/2009/03/14/how-to-convert-your-domain-profile-to-a-local-profile/ Note: Since the website is not hosted by Microsoft, the link may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information. Hope this helps Vincent Wang TechNet Community Support

Many thanks, Vincent. I'll be undertaking this task in the next few weeks and I'll let you know how I fare. Roger

Hi Roger, Hows everything going? Please feel free to give me any update. Regards,Vincent Wang TechNet Community Support

Hello, Vincent. It's going to be a couple of weeks before I address this but I will update you when I do. Many thanks for your interest. Roger