To create a preconfigured user profile
1. Create a new user account that will be used as a template for the preconfigured user profile.
2. Log on as the new user, then customize the desktop and install applications to configure this user's profile for the user profile template.
3. Log off, and then log on as the administrator.
4. Open System in Control Panel.
5. On the Advanced tab, under User Profiles, click Settings.
6. Under Profiles stored on this computer, select the user that you created in step 1, and click Copy To.
o If you want a domain-wide default profile, enter the path to NETLOGON\Default User on the domain controller. This creates the default user profile for the domain.
o If you want to change the default profile for the local computer only, copy the profile to the system root\Documents and Settings\Default User folder.
7. In the Copy To dialog box, under Permitted to use, click Change.
8. In the Select User or Group dialog box, in Enter the object name to select, type Everyone.
This sets the profile as the default for everyone in this domain.
Caution
· If you are using a roaming profile and install a program on one computer while simultaneously logged on to another computer, you might overwrite crucial program-related registry settings stored in your roaming profile, thus preventing you from running those programs.
For example: You are logged on to computer A and computer B. You install a program on computer B and then log off computer B. Computer B stores the shortcuts for the application, and the registry is saved to your roaming profile. Computer A does not get updated profile information until you log off and log on again.
When you log off from computer A, however, the computer writes to the registry stored in the roaming profile (which now includes the Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) registration for the program you installed on computer B) with the stale registry information from computer A. The program shortcuts remain in your roaming profile but the Windows Installer data stored in the registry settings is lost, preventing you from running the programs.
You can repair your roaming profile by repairing or reinstalling the program on computer B or by installing the program on computer A.