Re: XP Standardization

["Chris Berry" <compjma () hotmail com>]

> From: ohnonono () hushmail com
> I am trying to standardize the desktop for all new users on Win XP SP >1. 
> We are doing this mostly for security reasons.  We are tired of >having 
> different people having different desktops.  It would be nice >to have all 
> the players on the team wearing the same jersey for lack >of a better 
> metaphor.  The users are Memebers of a Win 2k Domain >running AD. My 
> question is this; how do I get all users to have the >same profile as 
> default. I remember in 2000 and NT 4 you created the >profile and then 
> copied it over to the default user. There does not >appear to be a default 
> user in XP. I have set up the profile the way I >wanted it but I am not 
> sure where to copy it over to

There are probably multiple ways to do this, here is the one I know.  Set 
all users to have roaming profiles, set up the desktop you want them to 
have, then change the file Ntuser.dat to Ntuser.man  Once you do this any 
time they log in they will recieve the default profile, and it will be read 
only so any changes they make will not be saved.

Chris Berry
compjma () hotmail com
Systems Administrator
JM Associates

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