Re: Default User folder in Windows Explorer

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu)
Date: 06/08/02 

From: "Roger Abell" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu>
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2002 00:44:04 -0700

Interesting Kent, I was not aware of this. Thx.
Out of curiosity, do you mean the Welcome Screen is
dependent of the .\Default Users folder, or on the reg
info in HKU/.Default 

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Roger Abell
MVP (Windows Platform)  Associate Expert
The Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
"Kent W. England [MVP]" <kwe@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:uIII1flDCHA.1548@tkmsftngp05...
> Default User also controls settings for the Welcome Screen. If you
> delete that profile, you might not be able to use the Welcome Screen or
> the Welcome Screen settings might be strange defaults that you don't
> like.
>
> --
> Kent W. England, MS MVP for Windows XP
> (Please respond only in the newsgroup)
>
> Roger Abell <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu> posted the following:
>
> > You should leave it alone.
> > It is not used for anything except new profile creation,
> > and will be needed for this.  I do not see how its presence
> > can cause any risk, and it does not consume large space.
> >
> > "E-Man" <Ehar32@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:c13e01c20e1a$c0cd3e10$b1e62ecf@tkmsftngxa04...
> >> Thanks, Roger
> >> Since I already have an Admin and a User account already
> >> setup is it a required folder?
> >> Thanks again
> >>        E-Man
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> The Default User profile is copied to create the profile
> >>> of a new account at first login.  The messages you mention
> >>> are possibly from an upgrade to XP.
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Roger Abell
> >>> MVP (Windows Platform)  Associate Expert
> >>> The Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >>>
> >>> "E-Man" <ehar32@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >>> news:aecc01c20dda$b4453020
> >> $2ae2c90a@hosting.microsoft.com...
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>> I was going through Windows Explorer and I noticed a
> >>>> default users folder.  I was wondering what this folder
> >>>> is used for. I was thinking it was the guest account but
> >>>> I have that disbled.  Also there is information in two
> >>>> ntuser.dat.ref.log, ntuser.dat.log and ntuser.dat file.
> >>>> In the ref log it shows MigrateUsersAsAdmin = "Yes" and
> >>>> MigrateDefaultUser = "Yes" is this something to be
> >>>> alarmed about?
> >>>
> >>> .
>

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