Celeron, 512 MB, Win2K Pro SP4, OE6, IE6, no lan.

Admin login.

In c:\Documents and Settings, there are 4 profiles
(if that's what they are called): Administrator,
All Users, Default User, and one user account that
I have created.

The Start Menu for each profile is different, and
the actual Start->Programs listing displayed on the
desktop is different in content from all the four
individual profiles.

Here are two examples, the first for access to
'Administrative Tools', that I would think of as
being in the Administrators reach; and a second
example 'Accessibilty', likely to be available to all.

Documents and Settings . . .Administrative Tools folder:

User: folder: contents:

1) Administrator present empty
2) All Users present present
3) Default User not present -
4) "my user" present empty
5) From START button not present -

Documents and Settings . . .Accessibility folder:

1) Administrator present present
2) All Users present wizard only
3) Default User present present
4) "my user" present present
5) from START button present present


Can anyone explain: the purpose of "All Users" and
"Default User"; and how to get Administrative Tools
accessible through the START button for both the
Administrator and "my user"? (I know that there are
other ways of accessing Administrative tools)

Also, can I Copy/Paste between these 'profile' folders?

Thanks in advance,
Alan (Toronto. Canada)

"Alan Illeman" wrote in message
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> Celeron, 512 MB, Win2K Pro SP4, OE6, IE6, no lan.
>
> Admin login.
>
> In c:\Documents and Settings, there are 4 profiles
> (if that's what they are called): Administrator,
> All Users, Default User, and one user account that
> I have created.
>
> The Start Menu for each profile is different, and
> the actual Start->Programs listing displayed on the
> desktop is different in content from all the four
> individual profiles.
>
> Here are two examples, the first for access to
> 'Administrative Tools', that I would think of as
> being in the Administrators reach; and a second
> example 'Accessibilty', likely to be available to all.
>
> Documents and Settings . . .Administrative Tools folder:
>
> User: folder: contents:
>
> 1) Administrator present empty
> 2) All Users present present
> 3) Default User not present -
> 4) "my user" present empty
> 5) From START button not present -
>
> Documents and Settings . . .Accessibility folder:
>
> 1) Administrator present present
> 2) All Users present wizard
only
> 3) Default User present present
> 4) "my user" present present
> 5) from START button present present
>
>
> Can anyone explain: the purpose of "All Users" and
> "Default User"; and how to get Administrative Tools
> accessible through the START button for both the
> Administrator and "my user"? (I know that there are
> other ways of accessing Administrative tools)
>
> Also, can I Copy/Paste between these 'profile' folders?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Alan (Toronto. Canada)
>
>

All Users: This folder contains shortcuts that are visible to
all users. When you add a shortcut to this folder, you can
immediately see it in your Start Menu or on your Desktop,
as can the next user who logs on.

Default User: This folder contains shortcuts that will be
used when creating a new user's profile folder. When you
add a shortcut to this folder, it will be copied to the profile
folder of any new user. It will NOT be copied to the profile
folder of existing users. In other words, "Default User" is
a template for new profiles.

>
> All Users: This folder contains shortcuts that are visible to
> all users. When you add a shortcut to this folder, you can
> immediately see it in your Start Menu or on your Desktop,
> as can the next user who logs on.
>
> Default User: This folder contains shortcuts that will be
> used when creating a new user's profile folder. When you
> add a shortcut to this folder, it will be copied to the profile
> folder of any new user. It will NOT be copied to the profile
> folder of existing users. In other words, "Default User" is
> a template for new profiles.
>
>

To add to Pegasus' good advice:

If you want even more control of the default user settings, you can create a
user profile, name it default user, and copy it to the netlogon folder for
the domain. Start menu, desktop icons, background, etc will all be
consistent for any new user.

....kurt

"Kurt" wrote in message
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>
> To add to Pegasus' good advice:
>
> If you want even more control of the default user settings, you can create
a
> user profile, name it default user, and copy it to the netlogon folder for
> the domain. Start menu, desktop icons, background, etc will all be
> consistent for any new user.
>

Yep, and if you have a LAN, a Group Policy can stop the users changing
any settings you've configured in the default profile. I've done this on
Win2000
and WinXP PC's.




James H

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote in message
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>
> "Alan Illeman" wrote in message
> news:106vvpt3a731pb8@news.supernews.com...
> > Celeron, 512 MB, Win2K Pro SP4, OE6, IE6, no lan.
> >
> > Admin login.
> >
> > In c:\Documents and Settings, there are 4 profiles
> > (if that's what they are called): Administrator,
> > All Users, Default User, and one user account that
> > I have created.
[snip]
> >
> > Can anyone explain: the purpose of "All Users" and
> > "Default User"; and how to get Administrative Tools
> > accessible through the START button for both the
> > Administrator and "my user"? (I know that there are
> > other ways of accessing Administrative tools)
> >

> All Users: This folder contains shortcuts that are visible to
> all users. When you add a shortcut to this folder, you can
> immediately see it in your Start Menu or on your Desktop,
> as can the next user who logs on.
>
> Default User: This folder contains shortcuts that will be
> used when creating a new user's profile folder. When you
> add a shortcut to this folder, it will be copied to the profile
> folder of any new user. It will NOT be copied to the profile
> folder of existing users. In other words, "Default User" is
> a template for new profiles.

Thanks. However . . . logged in as Admin, installed PhotoShop
and MGI PhotoSuite . . . and the next time I booted the profile
Default User had disappeared!

I've gone back to the way I edited the Start menu in Win95, i.e.
TaskBar->Properties->Advanced, which in Win2K also has a
selection box, which includes Administrative Tools.

"Alan Illeman" wrote in message
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>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote in message
> news:c4ovo0$1imb$1@arachne.labyrinth.net.au...
> >
> > "Alan Illeman" wrote in message
> > news:106vvpt3a731pb8@news.supernews.com...
> > > Celeron, 512 MB, Win2K Pro SP4, OE6, IE6, no lan.
> > >
> > > Admin login.
> > >
> > > In c:\Documents and Settings, there are 4 profiles
> > > (if that's what they are called): Administrator,
> > > All Users, Default User, and one user account that
> > > I have created.
> [snip]
> > >
> > > Can anyone explain: the purpose of "All Users" and
> > > "Default User"; and how to get Administrative Tools
> > > accessible through the START button for both the
> > > Administrator and "my user"? (I know that there are
> > > other ways of accessing Administrative tools)
> > >
>
> > All Users: This folder contains shortcuts that are visible to
> > all users. When you add a shortcut to this folder, you can
> > immediately see it in your Start Menu or on your Desktop,
> > as can the next user who logs on.
> >
> > Default User: This folder contains shortcuts that will be
> > used when creating a new user's profile folder. When you
> > add a shortcut to this folder, it will be copied to the profile
> > folder of any new user. It will NOT be copied to the profile
> > folder of existing users. In other words, "Default User" is
> > a template for new profiles.
>
> Thanks. However . . . logged in as Admin, installed PhotoShop
> and MGI PhotoSuite . . . and the next time I booted the profile
> Default User had disappeared!
>
> I've gone back to the way I edited the Start menu in Win95, i.e.
> TaskBar->Properties->Advanced, which in Win2K also has a
> selection box, which includes Administrative Tools.
>
>

"Default User" does not disappear. It is probably hidden.

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote in message
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>
> "Alan Illeman" wrote in message
> news:1073t0ie33mss7a@news.supernews.com...
> >
> >
> > Thanks. However . . . logged in as Admin, installed PhotoShop
> > and MGI PhotoSuite . . . and the next time I booted the profile
> > Default User had disappeared!
> >
> > I've gone back to the way I edited the Start menu in Win95, i.e.
> > TaskBar->Properties->Advanced, which in Win2K also has a
> > selection box, which includes Administrative Tools.
> >
> >
>
> "Default User" does not disappear. It is probably hidden.

Yes, it was. That's strange.