Wow and old one but I think it might help some one else out. Create a user account. Log on as that account and set up the computer exactly the way you want all users to have it set up for them. Reboot, log in as administrator. Open C:\documents and settings\xxxxx\cookies. Delete Index.dat Right Click My Computer, Left Click Properties, go to Advanced, User Profiles, Settings. Click on your configuration username and choose Copy To Set the path to C:\documents and settings\default user. Set permitted to change to Everyone. Once this is complete, whoever logs in to the computer will have the same back ground, until they change it for themselves that is. And any settings will be customized for that default configuration until the user changes them.