Re: Copying a profile

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From: Pegasus \(MVP\) (I.can_at_fly.com)
Date: 04/29/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 10:03:19 +1000

"Gulper" <l_lashREMOVE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
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> >
> > "Gulper" <l_lashREMOVE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:c6p8bm$cgq$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
> > > When copying a profile, what is the difference
> > > between copying to default user and copying
> > > to all users?
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Default User
> > =========
> > This is the "template" that is used to build a profile for a new user.
It
> is
> > used exactly once, when the new user first logs on, and then never
again.
> It
> > includes icons, screen savers, keyboard speed, language settings,
Outlook
> > settings etc. etc.
> >
> > All Users
> > =======
> > Any icons placed in there are visible to all users at any time.
> >
> I'm trying to get my head round this.
>
> When you say, default user template is used exactly once. I assume you
> mean once for every new user who logs on??? So they would then, by
changing
> things around, have thier own personalised user profile.
>
> Until, they log on again and then get landed with the all user profile
which
> I
> assume will override thier personal user profile???
>
> Am I anywhere near understanding this???
>
> Gulper

I said "exactly once, when the new user first logs on, and then never
again."
I shall now paraphrase it for you:
- User X has never ever logged on at this PC.
- He now logs on for the very first time.
- His profile is built on the basis of the "Default User" profile.
- Later, he logs in again.
- His profile is already built, so no further reference is made to the
  "Default User" profile.

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