Printers/email profile available for all

[deh1217]

Hi,
This may be a basic question but finally we have moved out of 1995 (Windows
95 that is) and actually purchased an XP machine. As you know there are
differences.

Here is my problem that there must be a better way to do.

OK,
We are on a small LAN (NT 4.0 PDC, also run Exchange 5.5).
As I said we purchased a new XP machine for a manager. Naturally the
manager is busy and out of the office so I have to configure this machine to
be sitting at his desk ready to go (Network printers, email).
Ok,
I understand that there are local rights and settings and of course I would
like the user not to have administrative rights.
Here is the problem,
If I log on as ANY account with Admin rights I can go in add network
printers, configure email in Outlook. OK not a problem but when I log in as
another user (admin rights or not) there are no printers listed in printers
folder. If I go into Mail settings the profile I created is gone. (I
understand the concept of putting shortcuts in the All users folder but this
is a different issue I believe).
Do I need to log on as that person in order to install and configure OUtlook
and printers? That would be very impractical since I would have to reset
his password log on as him and set up Printers and Mail.

There has to be a way that I can set up a printer, configure email as an
admin and when he logs on (only as a user) and goes to print everything I set up is there.

So in short:
UserA logs on creates connections with printers on network, goes to control
panel and configures an email account. All is good.
UserB logs on (admin rights or not) goes into printers folder and nothing is
there. Goes into mail properties and no profiles are created.

There has to be a way for UserA to set up everything(in this case printers and email profile) and UserB (or even a UserC) to log on and
see it.

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.


Have a Great Day,
D

[Ya_know]

You have to do some work for the first setup. Once you have it down, you will find ways to streamline it.

Check out both articles. From both you will get to different aproaches, that will offer many of the settings you are looking for. Realize that NT and XP are on the same technology, but locations for profile information differs from one to the other. Outlook might be tricky, but if you figure it out, post here with your advise.

<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q146050" target="_blank">Modifying Ntuser.dat Hive So New Users Get Defined Settings (Q146050)</a>

<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q168475" target="_blank">How to Create a Base Profile for All Users (Q168475)</a>

[deh1217]

Thank you for your response. Just thought you'd like to know I was contacted by a MS Online support pro and according to him the only way I can do what I want (which I believe the major part he was referring to was the Outlook issue as well)is by 3rd party program called Profile Maker.


<a href="http://www.autoprof.com/" target="_blank">http://www.autoprof.com/</a>


D