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- Unwanted Profiles
- I am looking at running a vb script at startup to delete all profiles on a machine except Administrator, All Users, Default User, and 2 custom user accounts user and oasdguest. Anyone have any ideas? Basically, when the login screen comes up, the only user profiles I want...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Servers, itguy8423@..., Default User
- Discussion threads 2007-05-23
- Can't change my screen saver
- Windows XP sp2 and Marquee is defaulted as screen saver, but is grayed-out and I can't change it. BTW, I'm an admin who imaged the machine and our group only uses Marquee and it has special timing. When I copied my profile over Default User it must have...
- Tags: Greg McD, screensaver, Marquee, Default User
- Discussion threads 2007-04-20
- Custom Default Profile Snafus
- This relates to XP Pro in a Workgroup environment. In fact, the problems start with the local users profiles in a particular machine. OK, most of us know how to customise a profile the way you want your [local] users to start with when they first logon. But how do...
- Tags: KahunaNui, New User, Test1, Default User
- Discussion threads 2007-04-09
- Installing "default" printer
- Anyone know how to set a printer in XP for "the default user" profile using that computer instead of installing it for every user logging on. Is there another method other that installing under my profile and copying my profile over the default user profile (maybe a script or...
- Tags: Default User, hhildebrand@..., windows, printer
- Q&A 2006-06-21
- W2K Pro- delete old admin & add new
- Hi all-I have to say that although I have W2K on a PC here, I have never set up any sort of user network as I've been the only one using it all this time.I'm now trying to help a friend, in a non-prof office, get a Dell going that...
- Tags: Default User, Microsoft Windows 2000, tuppertutor@..., windows
- Q&A 2006-02-28
- Use Windows NT's System Policy Editor to keep users from changing settings
- Want more NT tips andtricks? Automaticallysign up for our free Windows NT newsletter, delivered each Thursday!Windows NT users can typically change their background,desktop, Start menu, and other preferences whenever they want. However,administrators sometimes need to prevent users from changing these settings,such as on public kiosk and library computers.In these cases,...
- Tags: computer, Default Computer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, System Policy, System Policy Editor, TechRepublic Staff
- Technical articles 2005-04-13
- Sysprep wipes out default user settings
- I am using sysprep to create and maintain a Windows XP image. I make all changes on the image such as IE home page, desktop wallpaper, default save locations for MS Office ect.. and then copy that profile to the default user profile. I found out that Profile / Copy...
- Tags: default user, ghost, image, michael.grace@..., windows
- Q&A 2004-10-20
- Caveats of using Group Policies with cloning and profile copying
- In my opinion, when Microsoft introduced Group Policies aspart of Active Directory and Windows 2000, it was one of the best things toever happen to network management. For administrators, Group Policies make lifeeasier by controlling desktop settings, software installation, and many other importantsettings and tasks. During my studies for my...
- Tags: Copy Profile, default user, group policy, John Kull MCSE, Network+, A+, Microsoft Windows, PC
- Technical articles 2004-06-16
- Lock IT Down: Controlling individual public folders in Exchange 2000
- Set permissions to exercise control over who can access public folders and what they can do with that access.In the Daily Drill Down “Discovering Exchange 2000 management tools,” I showed you how to implement basic public folder security. However, the technique that I demonstrated applied only to root-level folders. The...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, E-mail servers, default user, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, Brien M. Posey MCSE, permission, public folder
- Technical articles 2001-07-18
Additional Resources
- How do I... Base a control's default value on data input?
- One of the most common ways to reduce data input is to provide a default value -- the most common value --for input controls. That way, when the value equals the default value, the user simply bypasses the control altogether. Occasionally, the default value becomes irrelevant as data changes. When...
- Tags: Value, Blogging, Microsoft Office, Databases, Internet, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management
- Download resources 2007-12-13
- roaming user profiles
- How can I set up a default user profile stored on the server for all workstations? Also, once these profiles are created I want them by default to include such things as preconfigured outlook. I have seen it done elsewhere but want to know how it is done....
- Tags: winikeh
- Q&A 2006-01-10
- Restore the Default Color Categories
- One can't find a way to restore the list of color categories to the original list provided when Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 was installed. One cannot reset the list to the six default categories from within Office Outlook 2007. These default categories are offered as placeholders for the user to...
- Tags: Category, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, Groupware, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Making default entries in Active Directory?
- Greetings,When I set up a user's account, I typically provide as much info on the properties as I can (for hopefully future use)- things like the company address, default logon script, and other settings global to all users. Is there a way to make 'default' entries somewhere in AD...
- Tags: Understaffed, hardware, Microsoft Windows Active Directory
- Discussion threads 2005-02-28
- Forcing user password change by default.
- I am looking for a way to make the "user must change password at next logon" checkbox be selected and locked whenever a password for a user is reset. I cannot figure out how to even make this default let alone figure out how to lock it down. ...
- Tags: password
- Q&A 2006-04-05
- DefaultBrowser (zip)
- DefaultBrowser allows you set the default web browser for your user profile in Windows XP, without affecting the other users. The list of browsers you see in the Presets are tested and working flawlessly as user defaults. Note that the user interface in Windows XP does not provide an option...
- Tags: Web Browser, Ramesh Srinivasan, DefaultBrowser, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Internet, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-04-09
- Default User Profile:Server 2003 Domain
- How do you change the default user profile in a Windows 2003 Domain? I wan't all users to get the customized settings when they log on. How do I do this, I forget. I know its very similar to XP but whats the differnce it has to be done aon...
- Tags: jshoemaker21@...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-06
- Change the Default Language for Office Programs
- The user can change the default language and default dictionary, if available, that the 2007 Microsoft Office system programs use to any language that their version of Microsoft Windows operating system supports. After completing the steps in this paper, the 2007 Office release programs have all the language-specific options turned...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Language, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites
- White papers 2007-12-01
- IE6 Default Settings
- I am trying to get the "auto complete" portion of windows working for web pages. I have already turned the option on in IE, but it refuses to work. I have tried this with full administrative priviledges through IE and via registry settings, with no luck on either.The...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, EEPMan25, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2007-05-16
- Same background in Vista for all users
- I have a conference room computer that multiple users log onto and I am trying to figure out how to set a single desktop background for anyone that uses the machine. It is running Windows Vista Enterprise.Default User profile!I have the same set up here. I pulled the background picture...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), itaedc@..., Microsoft Windows, user profile, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-07-20
- DefaultMail (zip)
- DefaultMail utility helps you set the default email client for the currently logged on user account in Windows XP. Note that Windows XP's user interface does not provide you an option to set a per-user default email client. One setting affects all the users, machine-wide. This version is the first...
- Tags: E-mail Client, Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2008-04-09
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