Re: New user preferences and settings

You're welcome.

John

Jonathan Finney wrote:

"John John" <audetweld@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uC01v0OWGHA.3328@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

In-line:

Jonathan Finney wrote:


I tried copying the files within the folders as per the article

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811151

but this didn't work,

The procedure explained in that article is for a different purpose and used to salvage a user profile when his or her profile has been corrupted and is no longer usable, it is not used for a simple profile copy.

so I just did as you've now confirmed and it worked

seems to have worked fine. I was a bit worried that copying from the default Administrator account to a new User account might cause problems, so I made the new User an administrator account before copying. I figured I could then change it back to a user account after I'd verified it was OK. Is this an unnecessary step?

There is no need for the accounts to belong to the same group(s) or have the same security level or permissions. So yes, that was an unnecessary step. Copying a profile does not elevate or lower or otherwise change the security and permissions of the account being copied to or from, non administrators will not become administrators and vice-versa. There is another procedure to accomplish that.


I assume that if I want to have new accounts appear with the same settings, I'll need to proceed as per

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=319974

Yes. But there would be nothing stopping you from copying another profile to the account then following the instructions in the article.


What would happen if I copied settings too the All Users folder?

Don't confuse the "All Users" with the "Default User" account. When you create a new user the account template/settings comes from the "Default Account" (as implied in article 319974), not the "All User" account. The All Users is used to make changes without having to change each individual account. For example:

When John Doe logs on to the computer you want a program to start automatically, so you put a shortcut to the program in John Doe's Startup Folder. John Doe logs on and the program starts, other users log on and the program isn't started. If you want the program to start for anyone who logs on to the computer then instead of putting the program shortcut in each user's Startup Folder you put it in the "All Users" Startup folder. Another example, Mary Ann wants a shortcut to a program only she uses, you put the shortcut in her Desktop Folder. The other users in the office see her working with her new nifty program and they all want a shortcut on their desktop, so you put the shortcut in the "All Users" Desktop folder. You can easily see that by going to the All Users desktop folder and create a unique shortcut in the desktop folder and you will see that the shortcut will be on other users desktop even though no such shortcut is in their particular Desktop folder.

Regards;

John



Thanks again for all your help, John.





.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: New user preferences and settings
    ... used to salvage a user profile when his or her profile has been corrupted ... default Administrator account to a new User account might cause problems, ... so you put a shortcut to the program in John Doe's Startup ... you put the shortcut in her Desktop Folder. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics)
  • Re: New user preferences and settings
    ... The procedure explained in that article is for a different purpose and used to salvage a user profile when his or her profile has been corrupted and is no longer usable, it is not used for a simple profile copy. ... default Administrator account to a new User account might cause problems, so I made the new User an administrator account before copying. ... If you want the program to start for anyone who logs on to the computer then instead of putting the program shortcut in each user's Startup Folder you put it in the "All Users" Startup folder. ... The other users in the office see her working with her new nifty program and they all want a shortcut on their desktop, so you put the shortcut in the "All Users" Desktop folder. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics)
  • Re: Need help with user accounts
    ... > doesn't tell you about what things you can do just on your account ... >>> installed a game and the computer put a shortcut on each ... >> appears asking whether to install for all users or just the current ... >> is placed in the Desktop folder of the All Users profile and all ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics)
  • Re: Creating Shortcuts in specific user Startup folder
    ... I now understand what late means from a process standpoint -- after the first reboot FBA commands may still run when loading XPE for the first time. ... I have 4 user accounts, two of which use the same shortcut, one of which uses a different one and the last not having any. ... You will just have to switch Autologon to another account during the procedure. ... Hopefully the profile is created before the FBA ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.embedded)
  • Re: Prevent Delete or Rename of Shortcuts
    ... user have their own shortcut under their own profile as ... program file. ... program shortcuts under the All Users profile. ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.security)
Quantcast