Managing Multiple User Profiles in Windows XP?

Posted by Cliff on Tuesday July 15, 2003 @08:04AM from the finding-better-ways-to-do-things dept.

ALC Technician asks: "I work as a computer technician at Ferris State University, and we use Windows based systems for most of our faculty and student computers. We've been running into a lot of issues with user profiles, particularly in Windows XP, such as setting the systems up while logged in as Administrator and getting the configuration to propigate to the standard user accounts. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to give the users appropriate rights to the machine without sacrificing system security?"

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Can't be done by Anonymous Coward · 2003-07-15 08:14 · Score: 0, Troll

I'm afraid lots of the software out there is just so poorly done that you'll have to make everyone a power user.

User profiles (roaming) are always blowing up on winblows.
You'll just have to lie in the bed you have made for yourself.
sigh. by kevin+lyda · 2003-07-15 10:23 · Score: 0, Troll

i wonder if carpenters gnash their teeth when people ask how to put screws in with a hammer.

you're using the wrong tool.

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