can not create a default user profile in windows 7
when trying to set up a default user profile for a machine to use in a domain the option to copy the profile to be used asa template is not active. you get the option to change or delete. the default profile can be copied to any user profile. so how do you edit the default profile to reflect what you want to appear to any new users on a Windows 7 RC1 machine? Kinda hard to test in a domain if you can't set the default user environment.
May 6th, 2009 5:46am
this is an issue that needs more attention from MS
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July 1st, 2009 7:03pm
It works fine, if you are using MDT 2010.Deploy OS to target PC.Create a user ID and configure desired settings.Sysprep target PCwhile logged in as custom user IDand capture .wim back to MDT.Create custom OS.Create a task sequence and modify the unattend.xml.Setting to look for:Pass 4 specialize, and select amd64_Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup_neutral (x86_Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup_6.1.7100.0_neutral for 32bit machines) and set "CopyProfile" to "true".Deploy custom image and all users that log on will get the default settings.hope that helps.
July 1st, 2009 7:50pm
It works fine, if you are using MDT 2010. Deploy OS to target PC. Create a user ID and configure desired settings. Sysprep target PCwhile logged in as custom user IDand capture .wim back to MDT. Create custom OS. Create a task sequence and modify the unattend.xml. Setting to look for: Pass 4 specialize, and select amd64_Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup_neutral (x86_Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup_6.1.7100.0_neutral for 32bit machines) and set "CopyProfile" to "true". Deploy custom image and all users that log on will get the default settings. hope that helps.
This doesn't help. I don't use Sysprep (and shouldn't be forced to) and I don't use MDT 2010. Why can't it just be: 1. Press Copy To.. button 2. Done.
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July 1st, 2009 11:15pm
Look at Darrell Gorter's comments in thread http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itprogeneral/thread/0be9b1f0-a21f-4889-9568-6ec455689aa9
July 14th, 2009 9:50pm
No, don't look at Darrell's comments. Darrwll is ill informed and spews bad information.
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September 3rd, 2009 12:45am
No, don't look at Darrell's comments. Darrwll is ill informed and spews bad information.
LoL in this case his comment and Microsoft link referenced seems correct. Can you then enlighten us as to what is correct or the resolve in this case?
September 3rd, 2009 9:06pm
As stated earlier in this thread, the scenario that was previously used to replace the Default User Profile (overwriting via the User Profile Control Panel applet)
was unsupported in Windows Vista and unsupported in Windows XP. There were many issues with it in the prior OS’s, even though those issues were not always apparent, they did exist and caused inconsistencies and lingering problems.
For
Domain joined systems, an alternative exists that in many cases will provide a centralized way to
update user profiles and accomplish the same tasks that many of you are seeking: Group Policy Preferences. In contrast to policy settings, preferences allow users to change them after you’ve deployed them, they are unmanaged.
Additionally, deploying some preferences for users could be a necessity in locked-down environments. Organizations have deployed preferences
in a variety of ways, most commonly default user profiles, reg files, and logon scripts. Including preferences in Windows images is also common. In any case, most methods for deploying preferences are decentralized and ‘high
touch’.
In contrast to the less IT-friendly methods for deploying preferences, Group Policy preferences add to Group Policy a centralized system for deploying preferences.
It provides the means to simplify deployment, reduce configuration errors, and reduce IT costs. Rather than using the steps described earlier to deploy mapped drives, for example, you simply create a Group Policy object and edit its Drive Maps preference item.
Group Policy preferences do not require you to install any services on servers. Windows Server 2008 includes Group Policy preferences by default as part of the Group
Policy Management Console (GPMC). Administrators will also be able to configure and deploy Group Policy preferences in a Windows Server 2003 environment by installing the
Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) on a computer running Windows Vista with SP1.
You can download the whitepaper that describes Group Policy Preferences here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=42e30e3f-6f01-4610-9d6e-f6e0fb7a0790&displaylang=en.
This white paper describes Group Policy preferences—its features, the differences between policy settings and preferences, and the many benefits of using this new technology.
If there are specific customizations that you made using the old method to replace the Default User Profile that you cannot make with Group Policy Preferences, you can email them
to me: PLeBlanc@*microsoft.com (remove the *)
Note that Group Policy preferences will not address creation of Mandatory Profiles and some other settings may still require the supported method of customizing the Default User
profile. This article points to the supported way of updating the Default User profile:
959753 How to customize the default local user profile when you prepare an image of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;959753Paul LeBlanc MSFT
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May 20th, 2010 2:08pm