Supporting Technology

I’ve been working on deploying some Vista Business machines.  I was trying to figure out how in the world to create a default domain profile.

I finally found the answer.  In your Netlogon share, you create a folder called Default User.v2.

Login as a domain user and create the profile as you want it to be for everyone’s defaults.  Now logout and log back in as administrator.  Click “Windows Button (Start)” right click on “Computer,” and click on “Advanced system properties,” click on the advanced tab and then click on “Settings” under “User Profiles.”

You should see the user profile in the list that you just finished configuring.  Click on it and click “Copy To…”  Copy the user profile to \\YOUR SERVER\NETLOGON\Default User.v2.  Under “Permitted to use” make sure that everyone is permitted to use it.  Copy the profile and then you are done!

Hope it all works out!

Luke