Running the user profile wizard, making sure all the boxes were unchecked as I was simply migrating the orphaned local user profile to a new local new user profile I created (but took care NOT to log into the new local user profile I created), went well. I deleted the old orphaned local profile after making sure the new one was working properly.
I had to rearrange the desktop icons (which all migrated to the new profile) where I had them before and re-sign into various things but I didn't need to reactivate any software.
A couple of other things someone might find useful are:
1. I ran Manage Windows Credentials from the run window and removed the old server credentials (no longer needed as the server is gone and these computers have been converted off the domain into a work group).
2. I cleaned out the unused and conflicting mappings by opening the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2 and CAREFULLY removing only those network mappings no longer used taking care to know exactly what I was doing and then closed the registry (everyone should AVOID the registry unless you know EXACTLY how it works and what to do in it).
Note that before mapping a drive, list all the letters currently assigned. Make sure any external drives are plugged in, then go to computer management/disk management and without making any changes whatsoever simply write down the letters used and close the window. Letters not being used are available to map drives with. Lots of time people unplug an external USB DVD/CD device and then map a drive using the letter the computer has assigned to that and have nothing but trouble afterwards with that drive mapping. This is easily avoided.
Also, be sure to understand file locking on work group shared folders and the file path limitations in Office now that data has been moved from a file server to a local computer (I downloaded the 2003 version of robocopy from the resource kit and used the nomenclature robocopy.exe <source> <destination> /COPYALL /MIR to mirror what was on the file server to the work group computer hosting the data for the work group).
Also, when using the CMD dos window take care to note that if you run it as administrator any changes you make regarding "net use" drive mapping will affect the local administrator NOT the user you're logged in as. So if you're going to use "net use" in a CMD dos window instead of file explorer to map drives for that user then do NOT run CMD as administrator before mapping drives with the "net use" command.
Well, I guess that's it. My experience is that the user profile wizard is a Godsend when one understands what it does and uses it correctly. Be blessed and thank you for it.
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