G
Gulper
When copying a profile, what is the difference
between copying to default user and copying
to all users?
between copying to default user and copying
to all users?
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Pegasus \(MVP\)
Gulper said:When copying a profile, what is the difference
between copying to default user and copying
to all users?
Default User
=========
This is the "template" that is used to build a profile for a new user. It is
used exactly once, when the new user first logs on, and then never again. It
includes icons, screen savers, keyboard speed, language settings, Outlook
settings etc. etc.
All Users
=======
Any icons placed in there are visible to all users at any time.
G
Gulper
I'm trying to get my head round this.Pegasus (MVP) said:Default User
=========
This is the "template" that is used to build a profile for a new user. It is
used exactly once, when the new user first logs on, and then never again. It
includes icons, screen savers, keyboard speed, language settings, Outlook
settings etc. etc.
All Users
=======
Any icons placed in there are visible to all users at any time.
When you say, default user template is used exactly once. I assume you
mean once for every new user who logs on??? So they would then, by changing
things around, have thier own personalised user profile.
Until, they log on again and then get landed with the all user profile which
I
assume will override thier personal user profile???
Am I anywhere near understanding this???
Gulper
P
Pegasus \(MVP\)
Gulper said:It again.
I'm trying to get my head round this.
When you say, default user template is used exactly once. I assume you
mean once for every new user who logs on??? So they would then, by changing
things around, have thier own personalised user profile.
Until, they log on again and then get landed with the all user profile which
I
assume will override thier personal user profile???
Am I anywhere near understanding this???
Gulper
I said "exactly once, when the new user first logs on, and then never
again."
I shall now paraphrase it for you:
- User X has never ever logged on at this PC.
- He now logs on for the very first time.
- His profile is built on the basis of the "Default User" profile.
- Later, he logs in again.
- His profile is already built, so no further reference is made to the
"Default User" profile.
G
Guest
Default User is used when creating a new profile - it includes ntuser.dat,
which contains registry settings. Some of these are overidden by other
internal settings when a profile is created, so not all are used.
Once your profile is created, Default User is not used again (unless your
profile gets deleted).
Mandatory profiles can also be used, which will override any settings you
change (like deleting and recreating your profile every time you log on).
In a network domain, the default profile can be supplied by the domain
controller when a network user logs on for the first time (does not apply to
a local user). These can also be set up as mandatory profiles, or roaming
profiles that can follow the user around from one machine to another.
Some Default User settings are also used when no one is logged on (what you
see on the logon screen for wallpaper, for example).
All Users is "added" to your current user profile - things on the desktop,
Start Menu, for example. Some things are ignored if you put them into All
Users profile (Eg: Favorites, Send To). Some data is stored in All Users that
applies to all users on the machine (Application Data). If something exists
in both your current profile and All Users, usually your profile overrides the
All Users one.
Normally, there is no good reason to copy a profile from a user to the All
Users profile.
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||>
|> |> > When copying a profile, what is the difference
|> > between copying to default user and copying
|> > to all users?
|> >
|> >
|>
|> Default User
|> =========
|> This is the "template" that is used to build a profile for a new user. It
|is
|> used exactly once, when the new user first logs on, and then never again.
|It
|> includes icons, screen savers, keyboard speed, language settings, Outlook
|> settings etc. etc.
|>
|> All Users
|> =======
|> Any icons placed in there are visible to all users at any time.
|>
|I'm trying to get my head round this.
|
|When you say, default user template is used exactly once. I assume you
|mean once for every new user who logs on??? So they would then, by changing
|things around, have thier own personalised user profile.
|
|Until, they log on again and then get landed with the all user profile which
|I
|assume will override thier personal user profile???
|
|Am I anywhere near understanding this???
|
| Gulper
|
|
|
|
|
which contains registry settings. Some of these are overidden by other
internal settings when a profile is created, so not all are used.
Once your profile is created, Default User is not used again (unless your
profile gets deleted).
Mandatory profiles can also be used, which will override any settings you
change (like deleting and recreating your profile every time you log on).
In a network domain, the default profile can be supplied by the domain
controller when a network user logs on for the first time (does not apply to
a local user). These can also be set up as mandatory profiles, or roaming
profiles that can follow the user around from one machine to another.
Some Default User settings are also used when no one is logged on (what you
see on the logon screen for wallpaper, for example).
All Users is "added" to your current user profile - things on the desktop,
Start Menu, for example. Some things are ignored if you put them into All
Users profile (Eg: Favorites, Send To). Some data is stored in All Users that
applies to all users on the machine (Application Data). If something exists
in both your current profile and All Users, usually your profile overrides the
All Users one.
Normally, there is no good reason to copy a profile from a user to the All
Users profile.
|
||>
|> |> > When copying a profile, what is the difference
|> > between copying to default user and copying
|> > to all users?
|> >
|> >
|>
|> Default User
|> =========
|> This is the "template" that is used to build a profile for a new user. It
|is
|> used exactly once, when the new user first logs on, and then never again.
|It
|> includes icons, screen savers, keyboard speed, language settings, Outlook
|> settings etc. etc.
|>
|> All Users
|> =======
|> Any icons placed in there are visible to all users at any time.
|>
|I'm trying to get my head round this.
|
|When you say, default user template is used exactly once. I assume you
|mean once for every new user who logs on??? So they would then, by changing
|things around, have thier own personalised user profile.
|
|Until, they log on again and then get landed with the all user profile which
|I
|assume will override thier personal user profile???
|
|Am I anywhere near understanding this???
|
| Gulper
|
|
|
|
|
G
Gulper
Many thanks to both you and PEGASUS for the explanations.
Certainly cleared up this grey area for me and explains why my
setups were not as I expected them to be.
Rgds.
Gulper
Certainly cleared up this grey area for me and explains why my
setups were not as I expected them to be.
Rgds.
Gulper
P
Paul H
To further clarify the excellent explanation by Pegasus,
the default user is used only once for each NEW user that
logs in. I think that may be where Gulper was getting
confused.
the default user is used only once for each NEW user that
logs in. I think that may be where Gulper was getting
confused.
G
Gulper
Thanks Paul, that's what i thought, but did need
to have it clarified.
"exactly once, when the new user first logs on,
should have realised that Pegasus meant never
again for that user.
Rgds
Gulper
to have it clarified.
"exactly once, when the new user first logs on,
It was the never again bit that threw me, but Iand then never
should have realised that Pegasus meant never
again for that user.
Rgds
Gulper
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