Identical desktop settings for all users

[R. J. Salvi]

Hi,

How does one go about setting up identical desktop settings for multiple
users (on one machine) without having to manually configure each of them? I
tried copying the ntuser.dat file from the source profile into the "Default
user" and "All users" profiles, but no luck. Thanks.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

That is covered in this article:

How To Create a Custom Default User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=319974

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[R. J. Salvi]

Thanks!

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

In addition, you can use the Copy Profile method to apply settings to the existing account(s):

To create a duplicate of an user profile with a different user name, try this:

Create a new user account from Control Panel User Accounts applet
Logon to that account to initialize the newly created profile and log off
Login as Administrator (built-in Administrator account)
Open Control Panel System applet
Click the Advanced tab
Click Settings under User Profiles
Select a profile to copy from and choose "Copy To"
Type or browse to the profile to copy to (C:\Documents and Settings\username)

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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


Thanks!