Copying Default Profile

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Glenn

I've created a default profile that I'd like to use on all of my XP and 2000
machines (one for each, actually).

Is there a way to copy that profile to other machines?

Is there a script that could do this?

Thanks!
 
Hi,

You can put it in the NETLOGON share but it will create a folder called
Default User.Winnt which I don't prefer. Otherwise you can simply copy it
over the one in the C:\Documents and settings folder if you want.

Personally you could do it with Xcopy in a batch file over the network.

Cheers,
Lara
 
Glenn said:
I've created a default profile that I'd like to use on all of my XP and
2000
machines (one for each, actually).

Is there a way to copy that profile to other machines?
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The best way to do this is to replace the default profile in the
LOAD of the operating system BEFORE you build the machines
then load each machine from that network source containing the
modifications.

Or setup one reference machine and use it to make a RIS or
Ghost image that is used for all other machines.

Assuming you have already built the machines this is tougher
and will require you to write a script to fix the existing mistake.
Is there a script that could do this?
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Copying the 'correct' default users (from a server share) to the
local location for Default profile with XCOPY will work.

You will need the location which can (probably) be derived from
the following environment variable:

ALLUSERSPROFILE=D:\Documents and Settings\All Users

You will have to parse off the "All Users" and replace it with
"Default User".

BTW, you do know that anyone who already has their own roaming
or local profile (by having previously logged in to that machine) will
be UNAFFECTED by the Default User profile, right?
 
xcopy C:\Source\etc\files*.* \\targetmachine\c$\directory

This issue with doing it this way is determining the PATH
of the destination.

Better is to do the reverse and run the batch from EACH
machine against a known server location (which is the
same for everyone) to the correct location on each machine.
 
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