On Sep 2, 7:57 pm, "Yobbo" <i...@NoSpamIt.com> wrote:
> Hi All
>
> Just want to check if the following procedure is OK to do:
>
> 1) On a local XP Pro SP2 machine I create a 'User' user account so that I
> have 1 x admin user account and 1 x 'user' user account.
>
> 2) I log into the 'User' account and config Desktop, Start Menu, etc to the
> way I want it to look, eg Auto-Arrange, Classic Desktop, 15 screen saver, My
> Docs icon on Desktop, etc.
>
> 3) I log out of the 'User' account and log in as the admin.
>
> 4) I copy the NTUSER file from my 'User' account to the default user account
> and also delete unnecessary shortcuts (eg Outlook Express) from the default
> user account.
>
> I now have a user profile 'look' that will 'kick in' for each user that logs
> onto this machine after I've added it to my Win2003 AD/Domain.
>
> I know I could probably get most of the things working this way through GPO,
> but I could never figure out how to get the Auto-Arrange feature and the
> 'show my own desktop wallpaper, but don't show active desktop options in the
> folder views' method.
>
> Is the above procedure detrimental in anyway to my WinXP installation or
> Win2003 AD setup?
>
> Thanks

Quite the reverse, it has been standard recommended procedure since
pre NT4 days.