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by rg11

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I am new to xp and have xp professional workstations and an nt4.0 sp6 server. I am having a problem, I want to set up this pc so that when a user logs in, no matter which user it is(besides the admin), I want them to see the printers and desktop shortcuts pointing to the network applications. How do I do this without having each user log in and then setting up each individual profile.

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by rg11

I have the printer set up. The problem is I set up the printer on a pc and when another user logs into that same pc the printers are not there. I have to set it up for each login. I

by joseph moore

Yes, the Technet article I cited, Q252388, tells you how to set up a default printer for every single user on a certain NT/2K/XP machine.
Every time a user logs onto a NT/2K/XP machine, a new local profile is built for them. Normally, a default printer (even a locally attached printer) is NOT configured.
If you follow the steps in the Technet article, each user (when the log in for the first time onto the XP box) will have this local printer configured as a default printer.

by mjkqb

Log in as local administrator. Create a new local user. Build the new user's profile as you want it. Copy this profile to the Default Users profile.(right click My Computer-->propeties-->advanced tab-->user profiles). Anyone logging in for the firsttime will get this profile.

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