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Re: Windows 7 Default User Modification
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bob Moffitt)
Thu Apr 12 14:40:12 2012
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Brian,
* What are some of the items that will not copy over?
* What do you for network printers? Is this all done locally (creat=
ing the setup account in Local Users and Groups) versus logging onto the do=
main as domain account called 'setup'?
- This looks very promising. I would prefer this over the sysprep =
if it works.
Thanks,
Bob
*******************************
Bob Moffitt
Network Administrator
Information Technology Dept
Brooks School
1160 Great Pond Road
North Andover, MA. 01845
From: Resnet Forum [mailto:RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Brian Gib=
son
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 9:55 AM
To: RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: Windows 7 Default User Modification
Yes, we have a success story!!! Someone on this list pointed us to a tool c=
alled "Defprof.exe" you can use to copy a user's profile to the default use=
r profile... it is not a built in Windows tool, you can download it from he=
re
http://www.forensit.com/support-downloads.html
We created a local user called "setup" and logged in and made all of our ch=
anges then you reboot the machine and log in as the local administrator and=
run "defprof.exe setup" to copy the setup user's profile.
There are some things that didn't translate over so we handle those items w=
ith Group Policies.
Let me know if you run into any gotchas and we may have some advice since w=
e customized the crap out of our VMware View desktops :-)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Brian Gibson
Systems Administrator
Wheaton College
On 4/12/2012 9:33 AM, Corduan, Nick wrote:
All,
We've tried a whole host of techniques for imaging Windows 7, and we've ha=
d a fair amount of success, but one thing that is a constant headache for u=
s is trying to modify / customize the default user profile. We've found v=
ery comfortable work around (probably best practices anyway) for some thing=
s but there are other profile-specific changes that we need to make for eve=
ry user who logs onto a machine, and just haven't found a good way to do th=
at in Win 7 like we could with XP.
Does anyone have any success stories? Tips, tricks, techniques, third part=
y solutions?
I'd love to hear from you.
Thanks!
NickC---
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link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal>=
Brian,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DM=
soListParagraph style=3D'text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if =
!supportLists]><span style=3D'font-family:Symbol'><span style=3D'mso-list:I=
gnore'>·<span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> &nb=
sp; </span></span></span><![endif]>What are s=
ome of the items that will not copy over?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoListP=
aragraph style=3D'text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !suppor=
tLists]><span style=3D'font-family:Symbol'><span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>=
·<span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> &nbs=
p; </span></span></span><![endif]>What do you for n=
etwork printers? Is this all done locally (creating the setup account in Lo=
cal Users and Groups) versus logging onto the domain as domain account call=
ed ‘setup’?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p=
></p><p class=3DMsoListParagraph style=3D'text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 le=
vel1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>-<span styl=
e=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> &nbs=
p; </span></span><![endif]>This looks very promising. I would p=
refer this over the sysprep if it works.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal=
><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=
=3DMsoNormal>Bob<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><d=
iv><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times N=
ew Roman","serif"'>*******************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Rom=
an","serif"'>Bob Moffitt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span st=
yle=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Network Admin=
istrator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size=
:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Information Technology Dept<o=
:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;fon=
t-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Brooks School<o:p></o:p></span></p><p c=
lass=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roma=
n","serif"'>1160 Great Pond Road<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>=
<span style=3D'font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>North=
Andover, MA. 01845<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&n=
bsp;</o:p></p><div><div style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt=
;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span style=3D'font-siz=
e:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></=
b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:w=
indowtext'> Resnet Forum [mailto:RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of =
</b>Brian Gibson<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 12, 2012 9:55 AM<br><b>To:=
</b> RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: Windows 7 Default User=
Modification<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&n=
bsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Yes, we h=
ave a success story!!! Someone on this list pointed us to a tool called &qu=
ot;Defprof.exe" you can use to copy a user's profile to the default us=
er profile... it is not a built in Windows tool, you can download it from h=
ere<br><br><a href=3D"http://www.forensit.com/support-downloads.html">http:=
//www.forensit.com/support-downloads.html</a><br><br>We created a local use=
r called "setup" and logged in and made all of our changes then y=
ou reboot the machine and log in as the local administrator and run "d=
efprof.exe setup" to copy the setup user's profile.<br><br>There are s=
ome things that didn't translate over so we handle those items with Group P=
olicies.<br><br>Let me know if you run into any gotchas and we may have som=
e advice since we customized the crap out of our VMware View desktops :-)<b=
r><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0p=
t'><br>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br>Brian Gibson<br>Systems Administrato=
r<br>Wheaton College<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><br>On 4/12/2=
012 9:33 AM, Corduan, Nick wrote: <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>=
All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMso=
Normal>We’ve tried a whole host of techniques for imaging Windows 7,&=
nbsp; and we’ve 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. We’ve found very comfortable work around (probab=
ly best practices anyway) for some things but there are other profile-speci=
fic changes that we need to make for every user who logs onto a machine, an=
d just haven’t found a good way to do that in Win 7 like we could wit=
h XP.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMs=
oNormal>Does anyone have any success stories? Tips, tricks, technique=
s, third party solutions?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o=
:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>I’d love to hear from you.<o:p></o:p></p>=
<p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Thanks!<o:p>=
</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Ni=
ckC--- <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D=
MsoNormal>---<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Nicholas Corduan<o:p></o:p=
></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>IT Client Services Manager<o:p></o:p></p><p class=
=3DMsoNormal>Taylor University, Upland, Indiana<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMs=
oNormal><i>(765) 998-4052 / <a href=3D"mailto:NcCorduan@taylor.edu">NcCordu=
an@taylor.edu</a></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p><=
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