Re: Exporting/Importing settings across a domain? HELP!

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From: Courtney (a_at_b.c)
Date: 01/17/05 

Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:48:45 -0600

carlos wrote:
> Hi, there are 40 or so computers linked up over a LAN with about 50 users in
> total. Now I've set up 1 computer in the network so that all user profiles
> are on, all microsoft exchange mail's are set up so people can check email,
> that macros are enabled and the certificate is installed, and that the
> internet is set to a particular home page. Basically is there any way I can
> save these settings and install them into the other 39 computers in the
> network? Currently I'm having to go to a particular pc I want to setup, add
> all the users and log into the pc as every different user, then set up the
> email exchange server settings for that particular person and macros and so
> on. 40 computers x 50 users = a very long time! Any help is greatly
> appreciated. thanks

You weren't specific on the equipment you have. If you have Win2k
servers, and Win2K/XP workstations, and are on a Domain, you could let
users set up their own accounts (they do so when they log on), then use
the Group Policy Object to set up the user's profiles, including default
home page, and local profile. The mail account is no problem. You set it
up the same on all users because access would be based on the domain
account.

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