Hi guys I am in the middle of extracting all the registry entries from my Windows XP standard setup. I am performing this by exporting the registry before and after a change and then using a compare program to see what has changed (called Compare IT http://www.grigsoft.com/wincmp3.htm). I wish to be able to set all the entries in to the 'Default User' profile before I login to Windows, which I am sure is not going to be a problem. Using the REG command, I can open the Defaut User's NTUSER.DAT file, make what ever changes I need and close it again. When the user logs in for the first time, all the changes I have made to the 'Default User' profile will be copied over with all the settings I have changed. Now down to the problem! The first entry I have attempted this with is not working - The Explorer Status Bar (not IEs bar) The two entries I have found to change are (in Bold): Before (Status Bar Off) After (Status Bar On) The Streams entries do change inconsistently, although it is only those two Hex codes which change, so I am not sure if these changes are anything to do with it. The ITBarLayout changes between 24 (off) and 34 (on) everytime. The things that don't work: (In all cases below, the settings in the registry were changed when logged in as the user I changed) Editing the 'Default User' with the entries (using Reg Load/Unload), creating a user and logging on as it. Changing a users profile logged in as another user (using Reg Load/Unload), and logging on as the user. Changing the registry of the currently logged on user For all the above, I have also tried logging on/off, rebooting etc between changing the settings The things that DO work: Performing a profile copy from System Properties>Advanced>User Profiles Settings. Copying the NTUSER.DAT to another user profile. **This means that is it a setting in the registry HKCU and not a file!** Other Points I have used a real-time file monitor to check that Windows is not writing any files, but it is only writing settings to the NTUSER.DAT Do you guys have any ideas of what else I could try? Cheers Adam.