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Re: Windows 7 Default User Modification
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeremy Mlazovsky)
Thu Apr 12 10:39:40 2012
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1.) Customize the Administrator account, use SysPrep. It'll copy the
administrator profile customizations to the Default User profile.
2.) You can mount the default user profile for doing minor updates to the
Default User profile by doing this:
a.) Launch regedit.exe as an administrator
b.) Highlight "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE".
c.) At the top menu bar, click on "File" | "Load Hive".
d.) Type in:
C:\users\Default\ntuser.dat
(this is the user profile for the default user)
e.) When prompted for "Key Name:", you can use whatever you want, then
press "OK". I would recommend:
Default_User
f.) You should now see under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE a new key called
"Default_User" (or whatever you named it in the previous step). This
subkey and its contents are the template for new user profiles.
g.) When a new user profile is created, that user's HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive
in the registry is basically a copy of this subkey. So, make the changes
in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Default_User".
h.) Once you have finished, highlight "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Default_User".
At the top menu bar, click on "File" | "Unload Hive". This is important -
if you do not do this step, then the changes you made in the previous step
are not saved!
3.) I have also written scripts to add batches of registry keys and values
to the Default User profile after an image has been created. Go to a
command prompt, and type:
reg.exe
for syntax and explanation of what you can do.
You can use that Windows tool in your scripts/batch files to automate the
loading, writing, and unloading of user profiles, copies of the registry
from another computer, user profiles, etc. In fact, this is the technique
I use for my open source tool for editing the local Windows registry when
booting from a Bart's PE CD/DVD. http://regeditpe.sourceforge.net/ I have
not touched that project for years, but it did the trick and forced me to
dig deeper into the Windows registry than I had in the past.
Jeremy Mlazovsky '02
Director of Information Technology
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Dayton
300 College Park
Dayton, Ohio 45469-2201
937-229-2166
Leadership UD 2009
Please contact CAS Help (937-229-2166, cashelp@udayton.edu) for service
requests.
On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Corduan, Nick <nccorduan@tayloru.edu>wrote=
:
> All,
>
>
>
> We=92ve tried a whole host of techniques for imaging Windows 7, and we=
=92ve
> had a fair amount of success, but one thing that is a constant headache f=
or
> us is trying to modify / customize the default user profile. We=92ve fo=
und
> very comfortable work around (probably best practices anyway) for some
> things but there are other profile-specific changes that we need to make
> for every user who logs onto a machine, and just haven=92t found a good w=
ay
> to do that in Win 7 like we could with XP.
>
>
>
> Does anyone have any success stories? Tips, tricks, techniques, third
> party solutions?
>
>
>
> I=92d love to hear from you.
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> NickC---
>
>
>
> ---
>
> Nicholas Corduan
>
> IT Client Services Manager
>
> Taylor University, Upland, Indiana
>
> *(765) 998-4052 / NcCorduan@taylor.edu*
>
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1.) Customize the Administrator account, use SysPrep. =A0It'll copy the=
administrator profile customizations to the Default User profile.<div><br>=
</div><div>2.) You can mount the default user profile for doing minor updat=
es to the Default User profile by doing this:</div>
<blockquote style=3D"margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>a.) La=
unch regedit.exe as an administrator</div><div>b.) Highlight "HKEY_LOC=
AL_MACHINE".</div><div>c.) At the top menu bar, click on "File&qu=
ot; | "Load Hive".</div>
<div>d.) Type in:</div><div>C:\users\Default\ntuser.dat</div><div>(this is =
the user profile for the default user)</div><div>e.) When prompted for &quo=
t;Key Name:", you can use whatever you want, then press "OK"=
. =A0I would recommend:</div>
<div>Default_User</div><div>f.) You should now see under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE=
a new key called "Default_User" (or whatever you named it in the=
previous step). =A0This subkey and its contents are the template for new u=
ser profiles.</div>
<div>g.)=A0When a new user profile is created, that user's HKEY_CURRENT=
_USER hive in the registry is basically a copy of this subkey. =A0So, make =
the changes in=A0"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Default_User".</div><div>h.)=
Once you have finished, highlight "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Default_User&qu=
ot;. =A0At the top menu bar, click on "File" | "Unload Hive&=
quot;. =A0This is important - if you do not do this step, then the changes =
you made in the previous step are not saved!</div>
<div><br></div></blockquote>3.) I have also written scripts to add batches =
of registry keys and values to the Default User profile after an image has =
been created. =A0Go to a command prompt, and type:<div><div>reg.exe</div>
<div>for syntax and explanation of what you can do.</div><div>You can use t=
hat Windows tool in your scripts/batch files to automate the loading, writi=
ng, and unloading of user profiles, copies of the registry from another com=
puter, user profiles, etc. =A0In fact, this is the technique I use for my o=
pen source tool for editing the local Windows registry when booting from a =
Bart's PE CD/DVD. =A0
<a href=3D"http://regeditpe.sourceforge.net/">http://regeditpe.sourceforge.=
net/</a>=A0I have not touched that project for years, but it did the trick =
and forced me to dig deeper into the Windows registry than I had in the pas=
t.<br>
<blockquote style=3D"margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><br></=
div></blockquote><div><div><br></div><div>Jeremy Mlazovsky '02</div><di=
v>Director of Information Technology</div><div>College of Arts and Sciences=
</div>
<div>University of Dayton</div><div>300 College Park</div><div>Dayton, Ohio=
45469-2201</div><div>937-229-2166</div><div><br></div><div>Leadership UD 2=
009</div><div><br></div><div>Please contact CAS Help (937-229-2166, <a href=
=3D"mailto:cashelp@udayton.edu" target=3D"_blank">cashelp@udayton.edu</a>) =
for service requests.</div>
<br>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Corduan=
, Nick <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:nccorduan@tayloru.edu">nccor=
duan@tayloru.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"=
style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple">
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">All,</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">We=92ve tried a whole host of techniques for imaging=
Windows 7,=A0 and we=92ve had a fair amount of success, but one thing that=
is a constant headache for us is trying to modify / customize the default =
user profile.=A0=A0 We=92ve found very comfortable
work around (probably best practices anyway) for some things but there are=
other profile-specific changes that we need to make for every user who log=
s onto a machine, and just haven=92t found a good way to do that in Win 7 l=
ike we could with XP.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Does anyone have any success stories?=A0 Tips, trick=
s, techniques, third party solutions?</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I=92d love to hear from you.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks!</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">NickC--- </p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">---</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Nicholas Corduan</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">IT Client Services Manager</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Taylor University, Upland, Indiana</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><i><a href=3D"tel:%28765%29%20998-4052" value=3D"+17=
659984052" target=3D"_blank">(765) 998-4052</a> / <a href=3D"mailto:NcCordu=
an@taylor.edu" target=3D"_blank">NcCorduan@taylor.edu</a></i></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>
</div>
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