Is there still no official way to handle the profiles in a practical manner? We're nearing the time frame where we want to mass deploy Windows 7, yet the profile situation is the one thing holding us back.
We are even starting to consider other operating systems in the mix as a result.
Still very disappointed in MS for not making this a little more logically set up...
What for?
Me for example, doing mass production of windows seven with all software like firefox with addons, opera, kmplayer, openoffice and other preinstalled.
That is why i need copy to default user profile.
Image restoring is being done by Acronis UR.
No WAIK or insane sysprep needed.
If W7 cant support profile coping - let it be so... show to a world the system with only one good tuned profile. and when people will ask - send them to M$.
In $atan they trust.
They done it not because of complexity - they dont want you to be able to do it.
Only "Authorized" personell are allowed, only who paid them $3000 for 2 days seminar.
If reliability and stability can not be guaranteed - then what happened to windows?
In XP it can be guaranteed fine.
Pay more, Get less. Read more, become stupid. Waste more time for education, achieve worse results. Work more, become poorer.
Everything is very logical. But logic is not that important in todays windows world.
The most important to make more troubles and complications.
Did you upgraded to Seven from XP - You did it wrong
Do you wish to throw old laptop to garbage - you did it wrong again, you cant install XP on new laptops burning not your chipset of VGA card.
But problem not even in MS. Problem with all of us. Why we so recklessly put our fantasies on computers? they were made for handling and retreeval of information.
What kind or really important information can you get today?
Almost none. And for that which still exists windows XP will suffice fine
.
Oh no wait, they will patch it with frameworks of all kind to make it fat and slow.
That is good, - noone can create safe software just from the start and till the
very end.
Neo will tell you, let's get into linux cmd matrix!
I tried many linuxes many times. Never could understand them.
And today we left without OS.
This is the end. END of the past world.
No more need in Core I7.
Nothing to install.
After 30 years computer standed still a typewriter with device for input coordinates called mouse.
(And even that last is lost, - made conclusion after FREEBSD install and config video manual)
Ok, now how i did it:
MAKE BACKUP!!! BEFORE!
download that forsenit tool.
Try it. It will break your system, - security services will consume 100% of your cpu speed.
If that happens - and that happens, - recover back.
(you may skip this step)
Download "windows enabler 1.1".
Log into dummy admin.
Make copy of Default Profile.
Launch windows enabler.
Choose profile you prepared
Enable copy button.
Copy profile to Default Profile.
(This copies just startup programs settings)
Do it again (DONT KNOW WHY IT WORKS ONLY FROM SECOND TIME)
And, it happens somwhow, - size of the Default has increased.
test it by login as new user.
Launch Total Commander.
Enter the profile folder and default prifile folder.
Mark all files except those with uniqe IDs.
Copy profile to Default with option to skip existing files.
Create anpther testuser account.
Log into.
Here you go.
Now chase the bugs.
If they are - format your HDD and install XP.
Here is another technique by
irongeek_adc:
The Steps: After setting up the profile for one user, lets call the account "adrian", do the following:
0. Login as an admin user, but NOT Adrian (you don't want the files in the profile to be locked).
1. Go to c: drive in Explorer (or whatever your system drive is), hit the ALT key, go to the Tools Menu-> Folder Options and start unchecking "Hides" so Explorer sees all files (system, hidden and what not).
2. Go to Users\ and rename "Default" to "Default Back" (we want to keep the old one around in case things go south and we need to but the original Default profile back).
3. Make a copy of "adrian", then rename the copy of "adrian" (not the original!!!) to "Default".
4. Right click on "Default" and set the permissions so that the "Everyone" and "Users" groups have "Read & Execute", "List Folder Content" and "Read" NTFS permissions (this was the default already when I tested). At this point, you can use the Right click Computer -> "Properties"-> "Advanced System Settings"->"User Profiles" tool to delete the Adrian profile if you like.
5. Try to login as an account that does not already have a profile. If the new user's profile looks like the setting you did for "adrian", all is good in the hood.
I have no idea what other problems may crop up later with this method, and keep in mind this is not the way Microsoft wants you to copy profiles. Use at your own risk, but so far these instructions have worked fine when I try to overwrite the Default user profile.
Next minor bug may(and will) appear:
When you initiate new user by log in, wallpaper will be what currently set in profile you made copy from.
Fix is such:
Edit key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
There you will find path to TranscodedWallpaper.jpg.
Set WallPaper key to
%USERPROFILE%\rest of path
(Instead of lame default
C:\Users\admin (for example))
Do it before copying or edit regestry DAT file of the ready Default profile.
Of course you also have to add that directory and file to Default profile folder.
Glance at
My System Specs - have fun
