User Profile Synchronization & Standalone installation of Sharepoint 2010

If you want to configure User Profile Import from Active directory or any other secondary source please install SharePoint 2010 in “Farm Mode”.

The User Profile Synchronization service does not work with the Stand Alone installation mode of SharePoint.

Quoting a reference from technet :

“The farm is running either the Standard or Enterprise version of SharePoint Server 2010 and you have run the farm configuration wizard. Profile Synchronization does not work on a stand-alone installation for SharePoint Server 2010.”

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee721049(office.14).aspx