Re: good question for a good XP guru!
From: djc (noone_at_nowhere.com)
Date: 10/06/04
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Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 09:10:21 -0400
Thanks for the reply Darrell. The method was, at least at one time,
recommended by Microsoft. I certianly don't doubt what your saying it true
though. Do you have any links to updated information on this?
thanks again.
""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" <Darrellg@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello djc,
> That process is fraught with errors.
> When you overwrite the default user profile with another profiles such as
> the "sysprep" profile that you generated, the profile contains a number of
> links and pointers back the "sysprep" profile locations. So if the new
> users do not have permissions to that "sysprep" profile they will get
> errors.
> It is possible that the ACLs on some of the registry keys may be specific
> also the "sysprep" profile.
> Power settings for the most part do require administrator rights, not all
> of them but most of them require you to be an administrator.
> Thanks,
> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
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> >From: "djc" <noone@nowhere.com>
> >Subject: good question for a good XP guru!
> >Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 15:57:08 -0400
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> >xp pro sp2:
> >
> >Setting up a reference machine for creating a ghost image to deploy to
> >several machines. Per microsoft guidelines I setup a local user account
> >(called sysprep) and made it a member of the local administrators group.
I
> >installed all applications while logged in as sysprep. Then I log in as
THE
> >local administrator and copy sysprep's user profile to the Default
Users's
> >Profile. Then I run the sysprep.exe utility to seal the machine and
image.
> >
> >Thats the general order of events. Now, I don't recall the exact wording
> but
> >there is an option to 'make private' or something to that effect for
local
> >user accounts in xp. After doing that the directory structure for that
user
> >under the 'documents and settings' directory only includes that user's
> >account in it's ACL(s). That part I know, because I looked at the
> permission
> >changes for the folders... but what I don't know, and did not think about
> >until afterwards, is this: DOES CHOOSING TO 'MAKE PRIVATE' ALSO CHANGE
> >PERMISSIONS IN THE REGISTRY? (wish I remembered the actual wording here..
> >but I'm sure any xp guru will know what I'm talking about)
> >
> >before copying the sysprep user profile to the Default User Profile I had
> >chosen this 'make private' option. So when I went to try to copy the
> sysprep
> >user profile over the Default User Profile it of course failed because
the
> >Administrator account did not have permissions on sysprep's Documents and
> >Settings folders. I realized this and added the Administrator's account
> back
> >into the ACL for sysprep's Documents and Settings folder.. and then
copied
> >the profile over with no problem. I then went on to finish up by
> sysprepping
> >and imaging.
> >
> >Now, on a newly imaged machine I have a strange error when logged on as a
> >new user and trying to change Power Scheme to 'Always On': "Not all
> >privileges referenced are assigned to the caller". The user is a member
of
> >the Power Users' group, which I thought would have sufficient privileges
to
> >do this. The error does not occur when done as THE local administrator.
> >
> >so, I'm thinking the answer to my question above is YES, and if so I
didn't
> >really copy the whole user profile over did I? All the registry keys that
> >should be copied as well did not get copied? and things are going to be
> >screwy? Could someone please let me know if I'm right here and maybe let
me
> >know what other issues I can expect? Will they be serious enough to start
> >all over and create a new image? Or am I completely wrong? that would be
> >nice.
> >
> >any info is appreciated. Thanks!
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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