default settings for newly created user accounts

[billytcf]

Hello everybody

This question should have been raised before but after searching i can't find a thread (poor searching skill, sorry)

Wanna ask

When windows create a new account, it must have some default settings set for that account, how can i modify such settings so that in the future every newly created account follows the same suit of settings?

I'm partically concerned with the wallpaper and powercfg

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

[neo]

make backup of changes in form *.reg file and *.inf and run or patch newly created user.

[zedox]

• Create a new account
  
• Complete configure the account to how you would like it setup for all future accounts
  
• Restart and log in on another account.
  
• Copy the file NTUSER.DAT from the account you just configure (<Hard Drive>Documents and Settings\<NewUser>) to the Default User directory (<HardDrive>Documents and Settigns\Default User)
  

Now everytime you create a new profile it will have all of the settings you just specified!

Edited December 21, 2006 by antonio_king

[JulesKr]

IN addition to the solutions provided above, its possible to set those settings in gpedit.msc to have them stick more to the user. You shouldn't give them rights to use gpedit.msc themselves though.

I use this to have settings fixed to a computer when they are not in our network, and a network setting superimposed on them when they are connected (in case of laptops that is, for instance windows update settings/ anti-virus update settings, to influence behaviour diffrences when on or offline, maintaining minimum settings.)

Jules

Edited December 21, 2006 by JulesKr

[billytcf]

thanks.

i m interested in the patch method, would you tell me how to do this? i.e. run a script ONCE when the user FIRST login

many thanks -v-