Default Registry when creating a new user

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Here is the situation. We create a profile, install the software &
settings we want and when everything is good, we copy it into the
default user so when a new user is created, it has the same setup.

However, it does not keep settings for things like the desktop look:
Task Bar & Start Menu settings, System Properties, Windows Explorer View
files and folder settings. They all revert to some default which is not
the same as our custom profile. I.E. Start Menu = Classic Start menu
doesn't come up for new users.

Is there a way to set these once upon user creation? If users want/need
to change them later that is fine, but we want a common starting point
for all users. Don't want to assume anything else such as AD environment.
 
wjr said:
Here is the situation. We create a profile, install the software &
settings we want and when everything is good, we copy it into the
default user so when a new user is created, it has the same setup.

However, it does not keep settings for things like the desktop look:
Task Bar & Start Menu settings, System Properties, Windows Explorer
View files and folder settings. They all revert to some default
which is not the same as our custom profile. I.E. Start Menu =
Classic Start menu doesn't come up for new users.

Is there a way to set these once upon user creation? If users
want/need to change them later that is fine, but we want a common
starting point for all users. Don't want to assume anything else
such as AD environment.
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Are you merely copying the stuff or are you using the proper procedure to
create the default user profile?

How To Create a Custom Default User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319974
 
wjr said:
We are following that proceedure and I can't see what you are getting
at that this is the solution to my problem.
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It appears when I do it the official way it works, but the tech in
the field is reporting differently that that. I think I can guess where
this is going to head. So thanks!
 
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