** Sysprep and Profiles **

[Guest]

Please explain what I am missing here. I setup my server and run Sysprep.
After sysprep runs and I login on the first boot it creates a "new" profile,
ie. Administrator.ComputerName. The Administrator profile that I had setup
is ignored; therefore, all the customizations I create for the users are lost
as each user logs in with a new default user profile.

How do I ensure that after sysprep runs that the user will use the profiles
that I setup for them and not create new ones!?

Thanks!!!!

 

[Johan Arwidmark]

Du you deploy XP SP1 or XP SP2?

If deploying Windows XP SP1 you need to copy the configured profile to
the default user profile.

Windows XP SP2 Mini-Setup was modified so that, by default, Mini-Setup
will copy any customizations from the local administrator account to
the default user account.

There is a hotfix available for reverting this to SP1 behaviour.

Reference:

Changes in behavior of the SysPrep and RIPREP tools after you install
Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=887816

regards
Johan Arwidmark

Windows User Group - Nordic
http://www.wug-nordic.net