Introduction ................................................................
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TCO and the User
Profiles, Policies, and the Zero Administration Kit
What are User Profiles and System Policies?
Before You Begin
Key Terminology
Technical Notes
Establishing User Profiles – An Overview ................................
Creating and Administering User Profiles
User Profile Structure
Configuration Preferences Stored in the Registry Hive
Configuration Preferences Stored in Profile Directories
Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 95 User Profile Differences
How User Profiles Are Handled in Windows 95
User Profile Planning and Implementation
Setting Permissions for User Profiles
Encoding Permissions in the User Profile
Selecting a Location to Save User Profiles
Setting Persistent Connections
Working Around Slow Network Links
Creating and Maintaining User Profiles............................................
Creating a New Roaming User Profile for Windows NT 4.0
Creating a New Mandatory User Profile for Windows NT 4.0
Making a Roaming Profile Mandatory in Windows NT 4.0
Changing the User’s Ability to Modify a Profile
Enforcing the Use of the Server-based Profile
Creating a New Roaming User Profile for a Windows 95 User
Creating a New Mandatory User Profile for Windows 95
Maintaining User Profiles with Control Panel System Properties
Deleting Profiles
Changing the Profile Type from Roaming to Local
Determining Which Profile Is Displayed
Copying Profiles
Viewing the Contents of the Profiles Directory on a Local Computer
Log Files Used by Profiles
The All Users Shared Profile
Default User Template Profiles
Profile Names and Storage in the Registry
Manually Administering a User Profile through the Registry
Modifying the Default User Profile
Upgrading Windows NT 3.5x Server-based Profiles to Windows NT 4.0
Roaming Profiles
