Changing profile settings

[Guest]

I currently have a user, lets say User1, using a profile in a file by the
name Profile1. How can I change the settings directory to one called User1
instead of Profile1 so that User1 folder is the default/start up folder (ie.
it contains the default profile files/settings).

I have tried doing a "Copy To" User1 but the Local Settings folder doesn't
copy over. I wouldn't be doing this but I am trying to set some users up
with Roaming Profiles and the user settings on the remote machine is in a
folder called User1 but the its looking for Profile1. Confusing? Thats why
I'm asking for help.

 

[Guest]

Not quite sure I understand what you're trying to achieve here, but the
Default Profile is supplied to a new user who doesn't yet have a profile.
It's not applied at startup to an existing user.

To enforce a predefined set of conditions at startup, you use a Mandatory
Profile. That does of course mean that settings cannot be saved between
sessions, though.

Users can be renamed, but profile-folders cannot safely be renamed. This is
because some programs make direct reference to the profile-folder.

The "Local Settings" part of the profile does not roam. This is by design.
Unfortunately that means you cannot use Outlook Express, or Outlook 98-2003
with the default mailstore, in a roaming-profile setup. To provide email in
a roaming-profile setup you need to either invest in an Exchange server, or
use a mailclient that supports server-side mailboxes, such as Pegasus or
Thunderbird. (Outlook can be persuaded to work with server-side personal
folders, but it's not recommended by Microsoft.)

Roaming Profiles are a complex setup and need careful planning. I suggest
you evaluate whether you actually need to follow this route. In many cases a
similar result can be achieved by enforcing the saving of all documents to
the server instead of to local "my documents" folders.

Hope this helps,

Ian.