Windows 7 Question

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 7:22 pm

"Heard" but can't confirm the following:

In 2000/XP/Vista I would create a local user on the PC. Do my installations, set home page etc with that account (called user)

I would then sign in as administrator to the local PC. Copy what was in that profile to defaul user (default in Vista) and be on my way.

Every user that would sign into the domain with their own user name would always see the same screen (Which is fine)

Heard you can no longer do this in 7

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:19 pm

I'm thinking you can still do this and its even perfected a bit more..

http://www.irongeek.com/i.php?page=secu ... lt-profile

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:37 pm

I think you hit the nail on the head Sava.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:00 pm

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973289

I think this is what I am after?

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:25 am

I've done something similar to that to create a profile for terminal server users. The above link shows how to prepare a standard profile for all domain users (or whichever users you point to in ADUC) , versus what you were doing before...creating a local profile on the workstation for the all users group..which was just local for the workstation users.

Basically you're controlling this more upstream in the above approach.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:45 am

It looks complex to me.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 8:12 pm

Bump for any easier info to follow. Going to be starting this very soon.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 8:25 pm

You're just looking for something local like what Sava's link did, or a way to keep default roaming profiles?

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 8:55 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:You're just looking for something local like what Sava's link did, or a way to keep default roaming profiles?

Local, no roaming.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:05 pm

I just did this today as I prepped some new Dell Latitude 4310 laptops to hand out to some nurses at a client. Win7.

I logged in as my profile...made it as I wanted it. I then copied the contents of what I wanted from my profile to the hidden "default" profile in C:\Users. It's hidden now, so you don't see it, but just type in the path up top in Explorer and blammo you're in it. Copy in the stuff you want, I did desktop and favorites.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:45 pm

Interesting cause you did it through explorer....

I set up like this:

create the local user, then copy the contents to default. However, in Window 7 the "copy to" button is grayed out.

Talked with an expert

today. Was advised to do the following:

Install the OS -Done
Install the drivers, who installs drivers for Win 7 on a brand new machine?

Start sysprep in audit mode and do all my customizing that way.

?

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:59 pm

I was logged into the machine with a domain admin account, might-a-been privvy differences?

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:02 pm

Could be? Eventually these will find their way on the domain.

I'm going to try your explorer route tomorrow. First I will make an image of just the OS to be safe.

Of course the install of the OS did go really fast. So....

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:03 pm

What do you think of the experts advice?

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:43 pm

I ran sysprep in audit mode before I started, on reboot it changed the color of my task bar?

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:20 pm

CableDude wrote:I ran sysprep in audit mode before I started, on reboot it changed the color of my task bar?

So?? Just put someone color blind at that terminal.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:29 pm

CableDude wrote:What do you think of the experts advice?

Dunno there..haven't sysprep'd a Win7 rig, haven't done a mass deployment since the XP days so haven't used sysprep in a while. The similar method you used for Vista not workin?

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:36 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:Dunno there..haven't sysprep'd a Win7 rig, haven't done a mass deployment since the XP days so haven't used sysprep in a while. The similar method you used for Vista not workin?

Never used sysprep with Vista. Maybe used it once with XP.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/wind ... 30017.aspx

They make it look soooo easy.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Tue Nov 23, 2010 8:08 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote: I logged in as my profile...made it as I wanted it. I then copied the contents of what I wanted from my profile to the hidden "default" profile in C:\Users. It's hidden now, so you don't see it, but just type in the path up top in Explorer and blammo you're in it. Copy in the stuff you want, I did desktop and favorites.

Do I dare try this?

I have 25 that are all "done" but there are some minor changes I need to do so that every user see the same thing.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:51 am

I logged into the domain as myself and tried it. My background turned black when any others signed in.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:55 pm

Any other advice? These are all on the domain now. I've made changes and I need everyone to see the same thing when they sign on.

Shinobi · Post by **Shinobi** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 11:11 am

Do you want roaming profiles" or "mandatory profiles" ?

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 10:07 am

We don't use roaming profiles and I don't think mandatory profiles is it either. I all want to do is be able to customize the local account "user" and for everyone to see the same icons etc. I'm not going to reimage 45 machines each time I add something to a PC.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 10:12 am

I haven't done it for Windows 7 clients...but I've done it for Terminal Server 08 sessions (similar). I just did the allusers. Wallpaper you can do through a GPO.