Re: Whats "All Users" and "Default User" ?
From: David H. Lipman (DLipman~nospam~_at_Verizon.Net)
Date: 05/21/05
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Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 11:21:43 -0400
From: "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com>
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| *** As you write, new users will inherit every shortcut etc. from
| *** the "Default User" folder. In other words, new users will get
| *** their own copy of everything, to be used as they see fit. When
| *** they modify an inherited shortcut, their modification will not
| *** be visible to other users - because they modify their own copy.
|
| *** Items in the "All Users" folder are NOT inherited - they are
| *** barely visible to everyone. In other words, new or existing
| *** users do NOT get their own copy of shortcuts from "All
| *** Users" - they simply SEE them. If they modify them (assuming
| *** that they have the authority to do so) then their modification
| *** will be visible to every other user too.
Thanx for that clarification Pegasus. In the my mind I new that but I should have added
that info.
I found it interesting that in Win2K if logged in as 'lipman' I could copy the 'lipman'
profile to the "Default Profile" while logged into the profile as 'lipman'.
But, in WinXP that was not possible and needed to logon as another administrative user to
copy the 'lipman' profile to the "Default Profile".
As I went through Win2K SP1 --> SP4 started to find that a file handle in the 'lipman'
profile would be in use thus blocking the copy process to the "Default Profile". I then
found that in Win2K SP4 I needed to logon as an another administrative user to copy the
'lipman' profile to the "Default Profile".
Then I understood why WinXP by default I needed to logon as another administrative user to
copy the 'lipman' profile to the "Default Profile".
I also noted though that once in a while a file handle in the 'lipman' profile would be in
use thus blocking the copy process to the "Default Profile" or it would be "greyed out".
Rebooting the platform allowed the copying process to succeed.
I did this on a regular basis in conjunction with Enterprise Ghost. Before I would create a
Ghost Image on my Ghost Server I would go through the above steps to create a 'Default
Profile'. Then SysPrep would be executed and the PC booted from a Ghost Boot Disk such that
I could image the platform (using Multi-Cast IP).
This way making a clone of a model related platforms was very easy and the MiniWizard would
execute on the detination platform allowing me to put a NEW IP address in, apply a unique
Workstation name and add the platform to the NT/AD Domain.
-- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
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