OU GPO - Problem setting TS Profile Path for users under a specifi

Here is what I am trying to accomplish:

I have 3 different OUs : OU1, OU2, OU3 each with its own set of users. I
want all users in OU1 to use the same Mandatory Profile. I want all users in
OU2 to use a mandatory profile that is configured just for OU2, ...etc...

I try to accomplish this by using a GPO at the OU level to set the TS
Roaming profile. Unfortunately, it is not working. When i log in for the
first time with one of the child users, it just creates a local account off
the default user.

Here is the setup:

Each of these OUs has several user account defined under them:
OU1 --> User11, User12, User13
OU2 --> User21, User22, User23
OU3 --> User31, User32, User33

Each OU gets a unique Mandatory Profile Path that each of its child users
will use

OU1 --> \\ts\Profiles\User1Series
OU2 --\\ts\Profiles\User2Series
OU3 --> \\TS\Profiles\User3Series

I set up a GPO on the OU and properly configure Computer
Configurations\AdminTemplates\WindowsComponants\TermServices\Set Path for TS
Roaming Profile

I properly share the Profiles Directory

I had followed the proper procedures to create a mandatory profile (
MyComputer/Manager\Advance\Users\Copy To & Permission Everyone and then
change ntuser.dat to ntuser.MAN

The TS is in its own OU with a GPO that has LoopBack processing turned on
(Merge)

All of this and yet it does not work as expected. What happens is that
each time one of the users logs it, it goes ahead and creates a profile based
on the default user.

Any thoughts?

Another strange (related?) thing.... I set the OU GPO also to start a
specific application when the conneciton is made. When I do this using the
/Computer Setting/AdminTemp/Windowscomponants/Start Program on connection
.... it doesn't do it! However, if I also make the same configuration under
User Configurations it does start the program (full screen) but does not show
any desktop behind it! Strange!

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