xp sp3 create customize default profile

[aircraft]

as before when i using win2000, i use administrator account to customize all
the setting in win2000 such as running all the program once, customize the
input methods, desktop icon, etc...after that goto the folder option to
enable show the hidden folder and file and copy the administrator profile to
default profile. So when all the domain user, or local user logon that
machine, all have the same profile settings.

but nowadays, i install xp with sp3, after finishing the installation,
beside administrator, windows xp required me to create an administrative
right account before completed the installation.(i named that account as
"localadmin".
than i use this account to customize all the windows settings, run all the
installed program once such as office 2007, acrobat reader 9, windows media
player, photoimpact, flash, dreamweaver etc... then logout and login with
the administrator account, however, after i click the "localadmin" account,
the "copy to" button dim, i can't copy this profile as a default profile.

may i know what is the correct procedure for creating a customize default
profile in windows xp sp3 ?

usually, after i copy the administrator profile to default profile, the
profile size become very large, can i prevent this ?

after i copied the profile, i will use sysprep to reset the windows and use
ghost to clone the whole hard drive to other machine, i didn't use
unattend.txt etc,,,,

please reply as soon as possible...thank you so much ^_^

 

[Shenan Stanley]

as before when i using win2000, i use administrator account to
customize all the setting in win2000 such as running all the
program once, customize the input methods, desktop icon,
etc...after that goto the folder option to enable show the hidden
folder and file and copy the administrator profile to default
profile. So when all the domain user, or local user logon that
machine, all have the same profile settings.
but nowadays, i install xp with sp3, after finishing the
installation, beside administrator, windows xp required me to
create an administrative right account before completed the
installation.(i named that account as "localadmin".
than i use this account to customize all the windows settings, run
all the installed program once such as office 2007, acrobat reader
9, windows media player, photoimpact, flash, dreamweaver etc...
then logout and login with the administrator account, however,
after i click the "localadmin" account, the "copy to" button dim, i
can't copy this profile as a default profile.
may i know what is the correct procedure for creating a customize
default profile in windows xp sp3 ?

usually, after i copy the administrator profile to default profile,
the profile size become very large, can i prevent this ?

after i copied the profile, i will use sysprep to reset the windows
and use ghost to clone the whole hard drive to other machine, i
didn't use unattend.txt etc,,,,

please reply as soon as possible...thank you so much ^_^

Creating a default user profile in Windows XP has not changed (AFAIK) since
it was released to manufacturing.

You can just about use any account you want to base the default user on.
Microsoft recommends NOT to use the built-in Administrator account.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Creating a default user profile in Windows XP has not changed
(AFAIK) since it was released to manufacturing.

You can just about use any account you want to base the default
user on. Microsoft recommends NOT to use the built-in Administrator
account.

In case you've missed it. ;-)

http://www.petri.co.il/copy_user_profiles_in_windows_xp.htm

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959753

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/customprofile.htm

For the future:

Now is a great time to point you to one of the easiest ways to find
information on problems you may be having and solutions others have found:

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

 

[aircraft]

thx for reply soon,,

as i know, some program should use administrator to run once before other
user login to use, or some setting required administrator to edit. otherwise
each new user login to run those program required to intialize again. how to
prevent this ?

thx so much Shenan

actually, i use google before i ask, but there are so many ans, even so,e
posted link from microsoft are broken or outdated. that why i ask from here.
thx ^_^