Microsoft® Windows® Desktop Deployment Resource Kit

Deploying Default User Profiles

Deploying default user profiles is one of the easiest ways to deploy settings to new users. You can’t use default user profiles to deploy settings to existing users, though, because they already have user profiles. These aren’t settings that you want to manage. They’re defaults that you want to establish for users while allowing users to change them when necessary. Essentially, deploying default user profiles is like modifying the default settings in Windows XP Professional. If you want to define a setting that users can’t change, use policies. Chapter 20 contains more information about managing settings.

To deploy a default user profile, follow these steps:

1. Create a template account.

   You can use a local or a domain ...