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Windows 2000 profiles - setup a default?

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by soupman

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I am currently testing Windows 2000 professional. We set up alot of the apps while logged into the local machine as administrator. Now I have it logging into the domain and want to carry the profile - specifically the desktop and start menu overto the administrator and user logins to the domain. How do I setup a "default" profile?

Thanks for any info!

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by william jay

The real beauty of win2k pro and server is the ease with which the setup and configuration goes. To use roaming profiles, (server based), simply create a network share on the server to store the profile(s), then create the profile template on a win2k pro system and upload it to the server or create it while logged-in to the server, then use control panel on the server to administer the profile(s).

by vagab0nd

If you want to make the same profile for all users logging on to W2K box (no matter local or domain) you need to do the following:

1. Set up needed profile (as I understand you have already done it)
2. Right click My Computer -> Cohhse Properties -> Go to User Profiles Tab
3. Highlight profile you created and press Copy To button
4. Browse to C:\Documents and Settings\ and copy it to Default User folder (it appears only after first logon of user different from built-in Administrator)

That's all - after this all and any user that logs on to this machine will have exactly the same profile including drive mappings, network printers and apps settings.

If you want to duplicate it on another machine - just copy this Default User folder with all contents (including hidded files) to network and then copy to the same folder on other machine(s)

Good Luck

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