PornStar55
July 9th 08, 03:58 PM
Hello everyone, after much searching I have figured out two methods
for copying a profile into the default user profile.
Method A) Create a custom default user profile
1. Log on to the computer as the administrator, and then create a
local user account.
2. Log off as the administrator, and then log on to the computer
through the local user account that you just created.
Caution You will cause permissions issues if you create the custom
user profile when you are logged on as the administrator.
3. Customize the profile appropriately. For example, install printers
and map the drives that you need.
4. Log off as the local user, and then log back on as the
administrator.
5. Because several of the files in the profile are hidden and must be
copied to the new custom default user profile, turn on the Show hidden
files and folders option. To do so, follow these steps:
a. Double-click My Computer, click Tools, and then click Folder
Options.
b. On the View tab, under Advanced settings, click Show hidden files
and folders, and then click OK.
6. Replace the current default user profile with the customized
default user profile. To do so, follow these steps:
a. In Control Panel, double-click System.
b. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
c. Under User Profiles, click Settings.
d. In the User Profiles dialog box, click the user profile that you
just created, and then click Copy To.
e. In the Copy To dialog box, under Copy profile to, click Browse,
click the C:\Documents and Settings\Default User folder, and then
click OK.
Windows XP will now assign the custom default user profile to any new
user who logs on to the computer.
OR Method B) you can also copy the ntuser.dat file into the default
user profile.
Both of these method's work, just not the way I would like them to.
They don't create the proper "my documents" structure.
With method A, the my pictures and my music will be created, but it
will keep the name of the orginal user account that was copied.. EX:
under c:\documents and settings\jeff\my documents\original user's
pictures instead of c:\documents and settings\jeff\my documents\my
pictures
and with method B there will be no directory structure under my
documents.
Has anyone encountered this? I would like to keep the behaviour of
the default user profile the way it was before I copied the profile.
for copying a profile into the default user profile.
Method A) Create a custom default user profile
1. Log on to the computer as the administrator, and then create a
local user account.
2. Log off as the administrator, and then log on to the computer
through the local user account that you just created.
Caution You will cause permissions issues if you create the custom
user profile when you are logged on as the administrator.
3. Customize the profile appropriately. For example, install printers
and map the drives that you need.
4. Log off as the local user, and then log back on as the
administrator.
5. Because several of the files in the profile are hidden and must be
copied to the new custom default user profile, turn on the Show hidden
files and folders option. To do so, follow these steps:
a. Double-click My Computer, click Tools, and then click Folder
Options.
b. On the View tab, under Advanced settings, click Show hidden files
and folders, and then click OK.
6. Replace the current default user profile with the customized
default user profile. To do so, follow these steps:
a. In Control Panel, double-click System.
b. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
c. Under User Profiles, click Settings.
d. In the User Profiles dialog box, click the user profile that you
just created, and then click Copy To.
e. In the Copy To dialog box, under Copy profile to, click Browse,
click the C:\Documents and Settings\Default User folder, and then
click OK.
Windows XP will now assign the custom default user profile to any new
user who logs on to the computer.
OR Method B) you can also copy the ntuser.dat file into the default
user profile.
Both of these method's work, just not the way I would like them to.
They don't create the proper "my documents" structure.
With method A, the my pictures and my music will be created, but it
will keep the name of the orginal user account that was copied.. EX:
under c:\documents and settings\jeff\my documents\original user's
pictures instead of c:\documents and settings\jeff\my documents\my
pictures
and with method B there will be no directory structure under my
documents.
Has anyone encountered this? I would like to keep the behaviour of
the default user profile the way it was before I copied the profile.