microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin

Kim Lim Fong wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I'm running Windows XP Professional SP 2 (English) and I have been trying to
> make a template user profile which can be copied so that I can reuse settings
> for new user profiles. I'm currently stuck because the copied user profiles
> contain registry entries which point to the original template profile (copy
> was made with the "Copy to" function in the Users and Groups tab, logged in
> as Administrator), making certain applications unusable and I'm sure this
> will lead to other undesirable effects in the long term. My question is this
> - what's the best way to do this? Is it possible to make an adjustable
> template user profile?
>
> I'm currently looking at the registry and my current solution would be to
> search out the offending entries and then to export them to a single .reg
> file so that I can just modify it for the profile I want to fix before
> merging. It's a slow and painful process, and I can't be sure I haven't
> missed anything, not to mention any future changes in the template profile
> will mean lots of adjustments later.

How To Create a Custom Default User Profile -
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=319974
Create an XP Pro Mandatory User Profile on the Local Machine -
http://www.tweakxp.com/article139898.aspx
How To Assign a Mandatory User Profile in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307800&sd=tech


Malke
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