Profiles?

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Alan Illeman

Celeron, 512 MB, Win2K Pro SP4, OE6, IE6, no lan.

Admin login.

In c:\Documents and Settings, there are 4 profiles
(if that's what they are called): Administrator,
All Users, Default User, and one user account that
I have created.

The Start Menu for each profile is different, and
the actual Start->Programs listing displayed on the
desktop is different in content from all the four
individual profiles.

Here are two examples, the first for access to
'Administrative Tools', that I would think of as
being in the Administrators reach; and a second
example 'Accessibilty', likely to be available to all.

Documents and Settings . . .Administrative Tools folder:

User: folder: contents:

1) Administrator present empty
2) All Users present present
3) Default User not present -
4) "my user" present empty
5) From START button not present -

Documents and Settings . . .Accessibility folder:

1) Administrator present present
2) All Users present wizard only
3) Default User present present
4) "my user" present present
5) from START button present present


Can anyone explain: the purpose of "All Users" and
"Default User"; and how to get Administrative Tools
accessible through the START button for both the
Administrator and "my user"? (I know that there are
other ways of accessing Administrative tools)

Also, can I Copy/Paste between these 'profile' folders?

Thanks in advance,
Alan (Toronto. Canada)
 
Alan Illeman said:
Celeron, 512 MB, Win2K Pro SP4, OE6, IE6, no lan.

Admin login.

In c:\Documents and Settings, there are 4 profiles
(if that's what they are called): Administrator,
All Users, Default User, and one user account that
I have created.

The Start Menu for each profile is different, and
the actual Start->Programs listing displayed on the
desktop is different in content from all the four
individual profiles.

Here are two examples, the first for access to
'Administrative Tools', that I would think of as
being in the Administrators reach; and a second
example 'Accessibilty', likely to be available to all.

Documents and Settings . . .Administrative Tools folder:

User: folder: contents:

1) Administrator present empty
2) All Users present present
3) Default User not present -
4) "my user" present empty
5) From START button not present -

Documents and Settings . . .Accessibility folder:

1) Administrator present present
2) All Users present wizard only
3) Default User present present
4) "my user" present present
5) from START button present present


Can anyone explain: the purpose of "All Users" and
"Default User"; and how to get Administrative Tools
accessible through the START button for both the
Administrator and "my user"? (I know that there are
other ways of accessing Administrative tools)

Also, can I Copy/Paste between these 'profile' folders?

Thanks in advance,
Alan (Toronto. Canada)
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All Users: This folder contains shortcuts that are visible to
all users. When you add a shortcut to this folder, you can
immediately see it in your Start Menu or on your Desktop,
as can the next user who logs on.

Default User: This folder contains shortcuts that will be
used when creating a new user's profile folder. When you
add a shortcut to this folder, it will be copied to the profile
folder of any new user. It will NOT be copied to the profile
folder of existing users. In other words, "Default User" is
a template for new profiles.
 
All Users: This folder contains shortcuts that are visible to
all users. When you add a shortcut to this folder, you can
immediately see it in your Start Menu or on your Desktop,
as can the next user who logs on.

Default User: This folder contains shortcuts that will be
used when creating a new user's profile folder. When you
add a shortcut to this folder, it will be copied to the profile
folder of any new user. It will NOT be copied to the profile
folder of existing users. In other words, "Default User" is
a template for new profiles.
Click to expand...

To add to Pegasus' good advice:

If you want even more control of the default user settings, you can create a
user profile, name it default user, and copy it to the netlogon folder for
the domain. Start menu, desktop icons, background, etc will all be
consistent for any new user.

....kurt
 
Kurt said:
To add to Pegasus' good advice:

If you want even more control of the default user settings, you can create a
user profile, name it default user, and copy it to the netlogon folder for
the domain. Start menu, desktop icons, background, etc will all be
consistent for any new user.
Click to expand...

Yep, and if you have a LAN, a Group Policy can stop the users changing
any settings you've configured in the default profile. I've done this on
Win2000
and WinXP PC's.




James H
 
Pegasus (MVP) said:
Alan Illeman said:
Celeron, 512 MB, Win2K Pro SP4, OE6, IE6, no lan.

Admin login.

In c:\Documents and Settings, there are 4 profiles
(if that's what they are called): Administrator,
All Users, Default User, and one user account that
I have created. [snip]

Can anyone explain: the purpose of "All Users" and
"Default User"; and how to get Administrative Tools
accessible through the START button for both the
Administrator and "my user"? (I know that there are
other ways of accessing Administrative tools)
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
All Users: This folder contains shortcuts that are visible to
all users. When you add a shortcut to this folder, you can
immediately see it in your Start Menu or on your Desktop,
as can the next user who logs on.

Default User: This folder contains shortcuts that will be
used when creating a new user's profile folder. When you
add a shortcut to this folder, it will be copied to the profile
folder of any new user. It will NOT be copied to the profile
folder of existing users. In other words, "Default User" is
a template for new profiles.
Click to expand...

Thanks. However . . . logged in as Admin, installed PhotoShop
and MGI PhotoSuite . . . and the next time I booted the profile
Default User had disappeared!

I've gone back to the way I edited the Start menu in Win95, i.e.
TaskBar->Properties->Advanced, which in Win2K also has a
selection box, which includes Administrative Tools.
 
Alan Illeman said:
Pegasus (MVP) said:
Alan Illeman said:
Celeron, 512 MB, Win2K Pro SP4, OE6, IE6, no lan.

Admin login.

In c:\Documents and Settings, there are 4 profiles
(if that's what they are called): Administrator,
All Users, Default User, and one user account that
I have created. [snip]

Can anyone explain: the purpose of "All Users" and
"Default User"; and how to get Administrative Tools
accessible through the START button for both the
Administrator and "my user"? (I know that there are
other ways of accessing Administrative tools)
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
All Users: This folder contains shortcuts that are visible to
all users. When you add a shortcut to this folder, you can
immediately see it in your Start Menu or on your Desktop,
as can the next user who logs on.

Default User: This folder contains shortcuts that will be
used when creating a new user's profile folder. When you
add a shortcut to this folder, it will be copied to the profile
folder of any new user. It will NOT be copied to the profile
folder of existing users. In other words, "Default User" is
a template for new profiles.
Click to expand...

Thanks. However . . . logged in as Admin, installed PhotoShop
and MGI PhotoSuite . . . and the next time I booted the profile
Default User had disappeared!

I've gone back to the way I edited the Start menu in Win95, i.e.
TaskBar->Properties->Advanced, which in Win2K also has a
selection box, which includes Administrative Tools.
Click to expand...

"Default User" does not disappear. It is probably hidden.
 
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