RE: How to make a standard profile w/ Default User

Darrell,

This is a "shrink-wrapped" reply. Let's let the cat out of the bag and tell
Michelle of the nighmares of using "copyprofile".

Michele,

"Copyprofile" does not transfer all customizations to the "Default" profile.
It transfers some customizations, but not all.

Darrel,

I wish Microsoft would post a KB article on the issues concerning
"copyprofile". Microsoft has a problem and doesn't want to admit it
"publicly" when it comes to "copyprofile" and the customized user settings
that are not transferred to the "Default" profile. IT Admins spend too much
time trying to figure out what settings will be transferred/copied to the
"Default" profile. Copyprofile is not worth the power to blow up.

Thanks, Niatross

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""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" wrote:

Hello Michelle,
The only supported method is via the copyprofile in your unattend.
When you use sysprep this gets copied to the default profile.
From the Windows AIK documentation
CopyProfileUse the following steps to use CopyProfile to set customized
user profiles:
Log on as a user whose profile you can customize (for example, the
built-in-administrator account).
Customize the desired user profile settings.
Set CopyProfile to true in the Unattend.xml file that you will use with
Sysprep in the next step.
Run sysprep /generalize unattend:unattend.xml to copy the customized user
profile settings over the default user profile.
All subsequent user accounts that are created will have the customizations
that you have set. For details about Sysprep, see the Sysprep Technical
Reference in the Windows OEM Preinstallation Kit (Windows OPK) User's
Guide. (Opk.chm).
This setting does not copy the built-in administrator
profile unless the built-in administrator is the currently logged-on user.

Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

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| >I am trying to determine how to make a default user profile in Vista
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| >After reading several posts, I have found where we can copy the profiles
| >over but most mention another step in the registery and one person
stated
| >this was not a good idea.
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| >Can someone spell out how to completely set up a default user profile
after
| >we have it setup as the administrator account?
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| >Any help would be appreciated.
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| >Thanks.
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