Configure default profile

[Guest Brian]

How can I configure a default profile for new terminal server users? This is

a Win2K TS, although it will likely be upgraded to Win2003 TS soon.

 

I don't want to force them back to this with each logon; I just want to save

myself some time by having a default desktop that removes the temptation to

use IE & My Documents via the terminal server, etc. They will need to copy

various start menu icons to their desktops after the initial logon

 

I want to customize these items. Right now, I log on as each user one time

to configure these before the user logs on:

 

No Internet Explorer on desktop

No My Docs on desktop

Desktop colors (I always start them at black)

Turn off transition effects

Turn off the default screen saver

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Configure default profile

 

305709 - HOW TO: Create a Custom Default User Profile

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=305709

 

Note: some of the things that you mention can also be configured

with Group Policies.

 

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Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

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=?Utf-8?B?QnJpYW4=?= <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 16

nov 2007 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> How can I configure a default profile for new terminal server

> users? This is a Win2K TS, although it will likely be upgraded

> to Win2003 TS soon.

>

> I don't want to force them back to this with each logon; I just

> want to save myself some time by having a default desktop that

> removes the temptation to use IE & My Documents via the terminal

> server, etc. They will need to copy various start menu icons to

> their desktops after the initial logon

>

> I want to customize these items. Right now, I log on as each

> user one time to configure these before the user logs on:

>

> No Internet Explorer on desktop

> No My Docs on desktop

> Desktop colors (I always start them at black)

> Turn off transition effects

> Turn off the default screen saver

[Guest Andrew Staley]

Re: Configure default profile

 

I have an Exchange server setup, is there a way of setting up Outlook

automatically (rather than me having to go in and create the account for the

1st time). I.E Outlook picks up the email server and user account details,

based on the login. Perhaps by using some sort of global setting

%username%?

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote in message

news:Xns99EB5158E07Cveranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...

> 305709 - HOW TO: Create a Custom Default User Profile

> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=305709

>

> Note: some of the things that you mention can also be configured

> with Group Policies.

>

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>

> =?Utf-8?B?QnJpYW4=?= <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 16

> nov 2007 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

>> How can I configure a default profile for new terminal server

>> users? This is a Win2K TS, although it will likely be upgraded

>> to Win2003 TS soon.

>>

>> I don't want to force them back to this with each logon; I just

>> want to save myself some time by having a default desktop that

>> removes the temptation to use IE & My Documents via the terminal

>> server, etc. They will need to copy various start menu icons to

>> their desktops after the initial logon

>>

>> I want to customize these items. Right now, I log on as each

>> user one time to configure these before the user logs on:

>>

>> No Internet Explorer on desktop

>> No My Docs on desktop

>> Desktop colors (I always start them at black)

>> Turn off transition effects

>> Turn off the default screen saver

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Configure default profile

 

I've never managed Exchange, so I don't know. But I've seen this

question + answer here at least once a month. Search through the

posts in this ng, or post a new thread with "Exchange" or

"Outlook" in the subject line.

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Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

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"Andrew Staley" <andrew@staleyNOREPLIES.eclipseREPLIESNO.co.uk>

wrote on 19 nov 2007 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> I have an Exchange server setup, is there a way of setting up

> Outlook automatically (rather than me having to go in and create

> the account for the 1st time). I.E Outlook picks up the email

> server and user account details, based on the login. Perhaps by

> using some sort of global setting %username%?

>

> "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote

> in message

> news:Xns99EB5158E07Cveranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...

>> 305709 - HOW TO: Create a Custom Default User Profile

>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=305709

>>

>> Note: some of the things that you mention can also be

>> configured with Group Policies.

>>

>> _________________________________________________________

>> Vera Noest

>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>>

>> =?Utf-8?B?QnJpYW4=?= <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on

>> 16 nov 2007 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>>

>>> How can I configure a default profile for new terminal server

>>> users? This is a Win2K TS, although it will likely be upgraded

>>> to Win2003 TS soon.

>>>

>>> I don't want to force them back to this with each logon; I

>>> just want to save myself some time by having a default desktop

>>> that removes the temptation to use IE & My Documents via the

>>> terminal server, etc. They will need to copy various start

>>> menu icons to their desktops after the initial logon

>>>

>>> I want to customize these items. Right now, I log on as each

>>> user one time to configure these before the user logs on:

>>>

>>> No Internet Explorer on desktop

>>> No My Docs on desktop

>>> Desktop colors (I always start them at black)

>>> Turn off transition effects

>>> Turn off the default screen saver

[Guest Brian]

Re: Configure default profile

 

Thank you. I had completely forgotten about copying a profile to do this.

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> 305709 - HOW TO: Create a Custom Default User Profile

> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=305709

>

> Note: some of the things that you mention can also be configured

> with Group Policies.

>

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>

> =?Utf-8?B?QnJpYW4=?= <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 16

> nov 2007 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

> > How can I configure a default profile for new terminal server

> > users? This is a Win2K TS, although it will likely be upgraded

> > to Win2003 TS soon.

> >

> > I don't want to force them back to this with each logon; I just

> > want to save myself some time by having a default desktop that

> > removes the temptation to use IE & My Documents via the terminal

> > server, etc. They will need to copy various start menu icons to

> > their desktops after the initial logon

> >

> > I want to customize these items. Right now, I log on as each

> > user one time to configure these before the user logs on:

> >

> > No Internet Explorer on desktop

> > No My Docs on desktop

> > Desktop colors (I always start them at black)

> > Turn off transition effects

> > Turn off the default screen saver

>