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This guide provides information and procedures for implementing Microsoft ® Windows NT ® 4.0 Profiles and Policies on client workstations and servers. A Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 User Profile describes the Windows NTconfiguration for a specific user, including the user’s environment andpreference set...
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Introduction ......................................................................................... TCO and the User Profiles, Policies, and the Zero Administration Kit What are User Profiles and System Policies? Before You Begin Key Terminology Technical Notes Establishing User Profiles – An Ove...
Page 9 - Lately, however, we’ve come full circle on this. It seems that the; TCO and the User; bilities and computer literacy.; Profiles, Policies, and the Zero Administration Kit; The Zero Administration Kit (ZAK) for the Microsoft Windows NT; INTRODUCTION
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 1 Not too many years ago, information technology professionals faced a serious challenge in controlling the mounting costs of mainframe use. It seemed that everyone— clerks, writers, developers, and systems administrators— all had terminals and were using the ...
Page 10 - What are User Profiles and System Policies?; Start; Before You Begin; Windows NT 4.0 Concepts and Planning Guide.
2 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper bilities of Windows NT 4.0, and as such these techniques can readily be adapted to accommodate a corporation’s specific computing requirements. In the near future, you will see additional TCO-reducing features appear in Micro- soft Windows ® 98, Windows NT 5...
Page 11 - Key Terminology; export
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 3 Key Terminology Directory Replication The copying of a master set of directories from a server (called the export server) to specified servers or workstations (called import com- puters) in the same or other domains. Replication simplifies the task of mainta...
Page 12 - Roaming User; Technical Notes; xxx
4 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper from any computer. A user who has a roaming profile can log on to any computer for which that profile is valid and access the profile. (Note that a profile is only valid on the platform for which it was cre- ated— for example, a Windows NT 4.0 profile cannot...
Page 13 - local; Creating and Administering User Profiles; mandatory; User Profile Structure
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 5 A Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 User Profile describes the Windows NT configu- ration for a specific user, including the user’s environment and preference settings. A User Profile can be local , roaming , or mandatory . A local profile is specific to a given comp...
Page 14 - Configuration Preferences Stored in the Registry Hive
6 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper settings, and portions of the registry can be saved as files, called hives . These hives can then be reloaded for use as necessary. User Profiles take advantage of the hive feature to provide roaming profile functionality. The User Profile registry hive is t...
Page 15 - User Profile Differences; dows 95 Resource Kit; How User Profiles Are Handled in Windows 95; List
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 7 Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 95 User Profile Differences Windows 95 Profiles are very similar in behavior to Windows NT 4.0 Profiles, but there are some differences. Unlike Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95 downloads and writes User Profiles to the user’s home direct...
Page 16 - User Profile Planning and Implementation; Windows NT Server Concepts and Planning Guide; Setting Permissions for User Profiles
8 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper home directory (or other specified directory if the location has been modified) on the server for the User Profile. If a profile exists in both locations, the newer of the two is used. If the User Profile exists on the server, but does not exist on the local...
Page 17 - Encoding Permissions in the User Profile
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 9 NOTE: Directories containing roaming User Profiles need at least Add and Read permissions for profilesto be read correctly. If you use Add permissions only, when Windows NT checks for the existence of theprofile it will fail because it looks for the path fir...
Page 18 - Setting Persistent Connections; drive letter
10 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper client needs is the correct path. Note that storing profiles on a Windows NT 4.0 Server makes it easier for the administrator to open a user’s NTuser.dat file to make any necessary modifications. You can also store User Profiles on Novell Servers provided t...
Page 19 - Working Around Slow Network Links; Slow Net; Local
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 11 3. Delete the network connection and reconnect. Working Around Slow Network Links Slow Net (which is configured in System Policy) was designed to offer a user faster access to his or her User Profile if the system detects a slower network speed, such as a m...
Page 20 - To create a new roaming user profile:; CREATING AND
12 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper Creating a New Roaming User Profile forWindows NT 4.0 To create a new roaming User Profile, you must first determine where the user’s profile will be stored. You then must create a user account (if one doesn’t already exist), and specify a User Profile path...
Page 21 - System; on validating servers
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 13 8. Place the template profile in the appropriate location for the type of profile distribution that will be used. (The template profile, including customiza- tions, is stored initially in %systemroot%\Profiles\TemplateUser.) • If the template profile will b...
Page 22 - To copy an existing user’s profile to another user:
14 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 10. Copy the profile appropriate to your implementation. • To copy an existing user’s profile to another user: a) From the Windows NT-based machine hosting the profile to be used, log on as an administrator. b) From the Control Panel, click System . On the ...
Page 23 - Creating a New Mandatory User Profile for; To create a new mandatory User Profile:
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 15 Once the above steps are completed, the user receives the appropriate profile as follows: • If the user is to receive the Default User profile from a Windows NT 4.0- based workstation, the workstation’s default profile is used when the user first logs on. W...
Page 24 - TemplateUser
16 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper called TemplateUser . 6. Using the template account (TemplateUser), log on to the local machine or domain. A new directory with the same name as the user name created in Step 2 will be created in the %systemroot%\Profiles directory when you first log on. Fo...
Page 25 - Making a Roaming Profile Mandatory in; and; Changing the User’s Ability to Modify a Profile
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 17 NOTES: • When entering the path to the target directory, you can use universal naming convention (UNC)names. However, if you are going to use the Browse function to locate the target directory for theprofile, it is important that you first map a drive to th...
Page 26 - Enforcing the Use of the Server-based Profile; To enforce the use of the server-based profile for a given user:
18 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper Be cautious if you use the Explorer interface to make these changes. If you have the “Hide file extensions for known file types” option enabled (this is the default), be sure to check the properties to be sure that there are not two extensions. For example,...
Page 27 - profiles for them as well.; Passwords; to have individual profiles, and set the Primary Network Logon to; Client; the User Profile will be stored. An example would be:
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 19 Creating a New Roaming User Profile for aWindows 95 User If you have Windows 95 users in your domain, you can create roaming user profiles for them as well. To create a roaming user profile for a Windows 95 user 1. On the client Windows 95-based computer, s...
Page 28 - To create a mandatory user profile for a Windows 95 user:; Maintaining User Profiles with Control Panel
20 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper Creating a New Mandatory User Profilefor Windows 95 If you have Windows 95 users in your domain, you can create new mandatory user profiles. To create a mandatory user profile for a Windows 95 user: 1. On the client Windows 95-based computer, start Control ...
Page 29 - have permissions to see all available profiles.; Deleting Profiles; gram.) To delete a User Profile, select the profile name and click the; Delete
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 21 System Policy Editor, provides even greater functionality than Windows NT 3.5x delivered. Some of the features of System Properties are described next. NOTE: In Windows NT 3.5x, you used the User Profile Editor to modify User Profile properties. InWindows N...
Page 30 - Windows NT Server Resource Kit,; Changing the Profile Type from Roaming to Local
22 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper button. This deletes the User Profile on the local machine, but it does not de- lete the associated User Account. Note that sometimes the phrase “Account Deleted” is present in the list of profiles. These are accounts that were deleted from the User Account...
Page 31 - Determining Which Profile Is Displayed
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 23 the User Profile (local or roaming) is read when he or she logs on. (Note that the user can do this interactively while logged on.) Users do not need adminis- trative privileges to change which profile is used if the profile is not a mandatory profile. Vali...
Page 32 - Copying Profiles; Copy profile to
24 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper will open to the profile directory used by that account. 3. If you don’t know when the user last logged on, look for the NTuser.dat file with a time and date stamp that matches the Modified date displayed in the User Profiles property page. Copying Profiles...
Page 33 - administrator privileges, the user can right-click the; click the; Explore All Users; option to display the All Users profile directory.
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 25 Viewing the Contents of the Profiles Directoryon a Local Computer All locally cached versions of User Profiles are stored in the profiles subdirec- tory of the Windows NT root directory. The profiles subdirectory maintains each user’s profile separately by ...
Page 34 - slow down the logon process considerably.; Log Files Used by Profiles; changes are saved (unless the profile is being used in a local mode).; The All Users Shared Profile
26 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper You may notice that in a given user’s profile directory, there are more files and directories than those listed in the example above. This may be due to the files and directories created by the user. For example, when the user logs on, if the server-based p...
Page 35 - Default User Template Profiles; Default User; Profile Names and Storage in the Registry; ProfileImagePath
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 27 at remote workstations. The All Users profile is workstation-specific and con- tains the common groups for just that computer. If you want to specify programs, shortcuts, or directories to be used by everyone who logs on to a specific workstation, you shoul...
Page 36 - JohnSmith; Manually Administering a User Profile through the; To manually customize a User Profile:; HKEY_USERS on Local Machine
28 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper multiple users with the account name John Smith log on to the computer, the first John Smith is assigned a folder named JohnSmith. Subsequent users with the same name are assigned folders named JohnSmith with a numerical suffix appended, for example JohnSmi...
Page 37 - Registry; Modifying the Default User Profile
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 29 process. For this reason, we recommend that you use the user name. 6. Click Enter. This adds the profile registry hive as a subkey to HKEY_USERS, as shown in the illustration below. 7. Edit the existing values as necessary. 8. After completing the changes, ...
Page 38 - mydomainuser
30 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper Upgrading Windows NT 3.5x Server-based Profiles to Windows NT 4.0 Roaming Profiles When you upgrade Windows NT 3.5x roaming profiles (.usr profiles), you do not need to change anything in the profile path configured in the user account. When the user logs o...
Page 39 - To create a mandatory profile from the old profile:
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 31 When you upgrade a Windows NT 3.5x mandatory profile, the profile path does not need to be modified. However, you will need to create a new man- datory profile with the same desired settings. To create the mandatory profile, you can remove the mandatory ext...
Page 40 - To change the profile:; OK; Creating Profiles Without User-Specific Connections; UserName
32 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper If a profile has permissions that differ from those needed by the user (for example, if the profile was created for a user on a different domain), the profile permissions must be changed to function correctly. As an example, suppose you have a Windows NT-ba...
Page 41 - Troubleshooting User Profiles with the UserEnv.log File; checked; UserEnvDebugLevel
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 33 nection, those credentials are also stored here. Note that this includes only the domain and user account name; the password is not included. When the user receives this profile and logs on, Windows NT attempts to reconnect the drive, but the alternate cred...
Page 42 - Sample Log
34 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper Sample Log ========================================================= LoadUserProfile. : Entering, hToken = <0xac>, lpProfileInfo = 0x12f4f4 LoadUserProfile: lpProfileInfo->dwFlags = <0x2> LoadUserProfile: lpProfileInfo->lpUserName = <ad...
Page 43 - the user’s desktop, which applications and options appear in the; create system policies with the System Policy Editor.; System Policy Files; domain controllers, you should name the file; SYSTEM POLICY – AN
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 35 A System Policy is a set of registry settings that defines the computer re- sources available to an individual or to a group of users. Policies define the various facets of the desktop environment that a system administrator needs to control, such as which ...
Page 44 - Policy Replication
36 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper this change must be made individually to each workstation. When a user of a Windows NT 4.0-based workstation logs on, if the Windows NT 4.0-based machine is working in Automatic mode (which is the default), the workstation checks the NETLOGON share on the v...
Page 45 - these settings when they use this computer.; Additional Implementation Considerations; creating settings for individual users?
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 37 e applied to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER key in the registry. NOTE: If a setting is ignored (gray) in the group settings, but the same setting is marked as enabledor disabled in the Default User settings, the Default User setting are used. The Default User settin...
Page 46 - What type of restrictions do you want to impose on users?
38 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper • What type of restrictions do you want to impose on users? • Will users be allowed to access locally installed common group applica- tions, or will these be overridden by administrator-defined program groups, desktop icons, Start menu programs, and so fort...
Page 47 - Installing the System Policy Editor on a Windows NT; Windows Setup; THE SYSTEM POLICY
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 39 The System Policy Editor is a graphical tool that allows you to easily update the registry settings to implement a System Policy. The System Policy Editor is included with Windows NT Server 4.0, but you can install it on Windows NT Workstation-based machine...
Page 48 - To install the System Policy Editor from a Windows NT 4.0 Server:; Updating the Registry with the System Policy Editor
40 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 4. Browse to locate the directory x :\Admin\Apptools\Poledit\ (where x is drive A through Z) on the Windows 95 compact disc. 5. Select both Group Policies and the System Policy Editor , and then click OK to Install . It is important that you run the setup p...
Page 49 - Configuring Policy Settings; policy file is applied.; time the user logged on, Windows NT makes no changes.
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 41 Your Own Custom .Adm File,” later in this document. NOTE: The option to Add or Remove will be grayed out if there is a policy file currently open. Close the filein use and then change the template configuration. Configuring Policy Settings The configuration...
Page 50 - cleared; Don’t save settings at exit; Setting Folder Paths Back to Defaults; To restore the defaults:; Creating a System Policy; To create a new System Policy:
42 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper • If the box is cleared , the policy is not implemented, and if the settings were previously implemented, they are removed from the registry. • If the box is grayed , the setting is ignored and unchanged from the last time the user logged on. Windows NT doe...
Page 51 - tem Policy Editor
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 43 tem Policy Editor . 2. From the File menu, click New Policy . 3. The Default Computer and Default User icons will be displayed. Click the user, computer, or group to be modified. NOTES: If you need to add a user, group, or computer, you can copy and paste t...
Page 52 - Creating Alternate Folder Paths; To create shared folders and alternate folder paths:; Custom Shared Folders; Setting Up Shortcuts for Server-based Profiles; machine
44 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper Creating Alternate Folder Paths You may need to create shared folders for groups of users who need a com- mon set of tools and shortcuts. Windows NT 4.0 System Policies allows you to create such shared folders. To create shared folders and alternate folder ...
Page 53 - Deploying Policies for Windows NT 4.0 Machines; To retrieve the policy file from a specific location:
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 45 \Policies \Explorer 3. Add the following DWORD value by clicking Edit , New , DWORD value: LinkResolveIgnoreLinkInfo 4. Once entered, double-click this value and set the Value data to 1. Deploying Policies for Windows NT 4.0 Machines By default, a Windows N...
Page 54 - Update mode; Deploying Policies for Windows 95 Machines; To deploy policies for a Windows 95-based computer:
46 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 3. In the Update mode box, select Manual (use specific path) . 4. In the Path for manual update box, type the UNC path and file name for the policy file. 5. Click OK to save your changes. The first time the workstation is modified locally via the System Pol...
Page 55 - Modifying Policy Settings on Stand-Alone Workstations; To create a policy file for stand-alone workstations:; NetworkPath; To change policy settings remotely:; File
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 47 Modifying Policy Settings on Stand-Alone Workstations If you need to modify settings of a Windows NT 4.0-based workstation user who is not a member of the domain and thus will not be able to use the policy file located on the domain, you have three options ...
Page 56 - To change policy settings locally:; Creating a Custom .Adm File
48 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper user for whom the changes will apply. If the user is not currently logged on, click Cancel. (The user must be logged on for the changes to take effect.) 3. If the user is logged on, click OK. 4. The icons Local Computer and Local User will be displayed. 5. ...
Page 57 - variable
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 49 These are the only two classes that are valid within the System Policy Editor. The System Policy Editor checks the syntax of each .adm file when the files are loaded, and displays a message if any errors are found. 3. Choose the CLASS in which you want your...
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50 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper option is selected within the lower pane of the System Policy Editor (see the discussion of PART and the code example below). If not specified otherwise, the value will be written in the following format when any administratory checks or unchecks the option...
Page 59 - Options
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 51 type REG_EXPAND_SZ, for example: PART !!MyPolicy EDITTEXT EXPANDABLETEXT VALUENAME ValueToBeChanged END PART • MAXLEN— Specifies the maximum length of text, for example: PART !!MyPolicy EDITTEXT VALUENAME ValueToBeChanged MAXLEN 4 END PART • DEFAULT— Specif...
Page 60 - Configuring System Policies Based on; Documents; Building Fault Tolerance for Custom Shared Folders; Programs
52 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper each time the System Policy Editor starts.) Configuring System Policies Based on Geographic Location You may choose to enforce certain environment settings based upon geo- graphic site location or vicinity. At least two methods are available to do this. • G...
Page 61 - chine, which can be either a Windows NT-based 4.0 machine or a
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 53 will refer the client to multiple servers for the same path. For example, on a Dfs server, the administrator has defined that users connecting to the UNC path \\Dfsserver\Dfsshare\Customfolder, will be returned a response with three dif- ferent servers, \\S...
Page 62 - Default User Settings; Control Panel Display Application; REGISTRY KEYS
54 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper The following outlines the locations and values for registry entries that are written to a Windows NT-based workstation or server when you use the Sys- tem Policy Editor to modify a policy. Knowing the location of these registry settings may help you to res...
Page 63 - Color Scheme; Current; Start Menu Run Command; Settings Folders
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 55 Color Scheme Category: Desktop Selection : Color scheme Key : HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Control Panel \Appearance Registry Value Registry Data Description Current REG_SZ Off = value is removed; On = text of color scheme name Start Menu Run Command Category: Window...
Page 64 - NoSetFolders; Settings Taskbar; Start Menu Find Command
56 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Explorer Registry Value Registry Data Description NoSetFolders REG_DWORD Off = 0 or value is removed; On = 1 Settings Taskbar Category: Windows NT Shell Subcategory : Restrictions Selection : Remove Taskbar from settings ...
Page 65 - My Computer Drive Icons; Network Neighborhood Icon; Network Neighborhood Display
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 57 My Computer Drive Icons Category: Windows NT Shell Subcategory : Restrictions Selection : Hide drives in My Computer Description : Removes the icons for the drives in My Computer. Key : HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Polici...
Page 66 - Network Neighborhood Workgroup Contents; Desktop Display; Start Menu Shut Down Command
58 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Network Registry Value Registry Data Description NoEntireNetwork REG_DWORD Off = 0 or value is removed; On = 1 Network Neighborhood Workgroup Contents Category: Windows NT Shell Subcategory : Restrictions Selection : No w...
Page 67 - Saved Settings; Registry Editing Tools
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 59 Subcategory : Restrictions Selection : Disable Shut Down command Description : Disables the Shut Down option on the Start menu. Note that this does not disable the user’s ability to shut down the computer using the CTRL-ALT-DEL sequence. If you want to remo...
Page 68 - Windows Applications Restrictions
60 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \System Registry Value Registry Data Description DisableRegistryTools REG_DWORD Off = 0 or value is removed; On = 1 Windows Applications Restrictions Category: System Subcategory : Restrictions Selection : Run only allowed...
Page 69 - Custom Programs; Custom Desktop Icons; Start Menu Subfolders
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 61 Custom Programs Category: Windows NT Shell Subcategory : Custom Folders Selection : Custom Program folder Description : Specifies the UNC path for the folder to use when dis- playing folders, files, and shortcuts available when the user selects Programs fro...
Page 70 - Custom Startup Folder; Custom Network Neighborhood
62 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper Subcategory : Custom Folders Selection : Hide Start menu subfolders Description : Hides subfolders, such as the user’s Programs folder, if a custom Programs folder exists. Key : HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Expl...
Page 71 - Custom Start Menu; Menu; Shell Extensions
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 63 \CurrentVersion \Explorer \User Shell Folders Registry Value Registry Data Description NetHood REG_SZ Off = value is removed; On = text of UNC path to folder. Default = %USERPROFILE%\NetHood Custom Start Menu Category: Windows NT Shell Subcategory : Custom ...
Page 72 - Explorer File Menu; Start Menu Common Program Groups; Taskbar Context Menus
64 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper Explorer File Menu Category : Windows NT Shell Subcategory : Restrictions Selection : Remove File menu from Explorer Description : Removes the File option from Explorer’s toolbar. (This option was added in Service Pack 2.) Key : HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software ...
Page 73 - Explorer Context Menu; Network Connections
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 65 \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Policies \Explorer Registry Value Registry Data Description NoTrayContextMenu REG_DWORD Off = 0 or value is removed; On = 1 Explorer Context Menu Category : Windows NT Shell Subcategory : Restrictions Selection : Disable...
Page 74 - Logon Scripts
66 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper \Explorer Registry Value Registry Data Description NoNetConnectDisconnect REG_DWORD Off = 0 or value is removed; On = 1 Explorer Context Menu Category : Windows NT Shell Subcategory : Restrictions Selection : Disable link file tracking Description : When en...
Page 75 - Task Manager; Welcome Tips
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 67 complete or not. If the value is 0, the logon script is run during the startup of the shell and allows items in the Startup group to start. If the value is 1, the logon script completes before the shell or any items in the Startup group are started. If this...
Page 76 - Default Computer Settings; Remote Update
68 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper \Explorer \Tips Registry Value Registry Data Description Show REG_DWORD Off = 0; On = 1 Default Computer Settings The following data is specific to the options found in the Default Computer por- tion of the System Policy Editor. Remote Update Category : Net...
Page 77 - Permitted Managers; Public Community Traps
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 69 \CurrentControlSet \Services \SNMP \Parameters \ValidCommunities Registry Value Registry Data Description Increment numbers beginning with 1 REG_SZ On = text of Valid Community # x ; Off = value is removed from registry NOTE: There may be multiple entries i...
Page 78 - Run Command; Drive Shares – Workstation
70 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper Registry Value Registry Data Description Increment numbers beginning with 1 REG_SZ On = text of Trap Configuration # x; Off = value is removed from registry NOTE: There may be multiple entries in this subkey. Run Command Category : System Subcategory : Run ...
Page 79 - Drive Shares – Server; Printer Browse Thread; Server Scheduler
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 71 Drive Shares – Server Category : Windows NT Network Subcategory : Sharing Selection : Create hidden drive shares (server) Description : When enabled, creates the administrative shares for physical drives. These shares were created automatically under Window...
Page 80 - Error Beep; Authentication Retries; Authentication Time Limit
72 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper \Print Registry Value Registry Data Description SchedulerThreadPriority REG_DWORD Above normal = 1; Normal = 0, Less than normal = ffffffff Error Beep Category : Windows NT Printers Subcategory : Sharing Selection : Beep for error enabled Description : Enab...
Page 81 - AuthenticateTime; RAS Call-back Interval; AutoDisconnect
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 73 \System \CurrentControlSet \Services \RemoteAccess \Parameters Registry Value Registry Data Description AuthenticateTime REG_DWORD Off = value is removed , On = time in sec- onds in hexadecimal. Decimal = 20-600; default = 120. RAS Call-back Interval Catego...
Page 82 - Shared Programs Folder Path; Shared Desktop Icons Path; Shared Start Menu Path
74 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper Shared Programs Folder Path Category : Windows NT Shell Subcategory : Custom shared folders Selection : Custom shared Programs folder Description : Specifies the UNC path for the folder to use when dis- playing folders, files, and shortcuts below the divisi...
Page 83 - Shared Startup Folder Path; Logon Banner
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 75 Subcategory : Custom shared folders Selection : Custom shared Start menu Description : Specifies the UNC path the folder is to use when dis- playing the folders, files, and shortcuts the user receives as part of the Start menu. Key : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Sof...
Page 84 - Logon Dialog Shut Down Button; Logon Name Display
76 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper Description : Before the user logs on, displays a custom dialog box with text. Key : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software \Microsoft \Windows NT \CurrentVersion \Winlogon Registry Value Registry Data Description LegalNoticeCa ption REG_SZ Off = value is removed; On...
Page 85 - Long File Names; Extended Characters in 8.3 File Names
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 77 Registry Value Registry Data Description DontDisplayLastUserName REG_SZ Off = 0; On = 1 Logon Scripts Category : Windows NT System Subcategory : Logon Selection : Run logon scripts synchronously Description : Determines whether the shell waits for the logon...
Page 86 - Read Only Files – Last Access Time; Cached Roaming Profiles
78 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper Key : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \System \CurrentControlSet \Control \FileSystem Registry Value Registry Data Description NtfsAllowExtendedCharacterIn8dot3Name REG_DWORD Off = 0 or value is removed; On = 1 Read Only Files – Last Access Time Category : Windows NT Sy...
Page 87 - Slow Network Detection; Slow Network Timeout; Dialog Box Timeout
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 79 Slow Network Detection Category : Windows NT User Profiles Selection : Automatically detect slow network connections Description : Enables or disables detection of a slow network. Key : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \Software \Microsoft \Windows NT \CurrentVersion \Wi...
Page 88 - Registry Value
80 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper Registry Value Registry Data Description Show REG_DWORD Off = 0 or value is removed; On = time in sec- onds in hexadecimal. Decimal = 0-600; default = 30.
Page 89 - Autorun; Start Banner; Category; REGISTRY ENTRIES
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 81 The following section describes the locations and values for useful registry entries that are available in the operating system, but not available in the Sys- tem Policy Editor. Autorun Category : Windows NT Shell Subcategory: Removable media Description : ...
Page 91 - FOR MORE
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 83 For more information when configuring your network, refer to the following: • Windows NT Server Concepts and Planning Guide − Chapter 3, “Manag- ing User Work Environments” (part of the Windows NT Server product documentation). • Kixtart Resource Kit Utilit...
Page 92 - User Profile Flowcharts
84 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper User Profile Flowcharts These flowcharts illustrate how User Profiles operate within the Windows NT 4.0 operating system, and give the administrator an at-a-glance look at the procedures to take and the internal processing that occurs when User Profiles are...
Page 93 - Yes
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 85 Begin Profile Process: Does the user already have a profile from Windows NT 3.5x? No Yes Is the profile .usr or .man? Will the user be mandated to receive the profile for logon? No Yes Configure the user profile path for the account with: \\server\share\<...
Page 97 - System Policy Flowchart
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 89 System Policy Flowchart This flowchart illustrates how System Policy is applied in the Windows NT 4.0 operating system, and gives the administrator an at-a-glance look at the internal processing that occurs when policies are implemented under Windows NT 4.0...
Page 99 - Migrating Windows NT
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 91 • Administrator action: Create a folder with the name myuser.pdm in the existing folder \\myserver\myshare , and then place the desired mandatory profile into the new folder. • User action: None. • Notes: Once this procedure is performed, the Windows NT 3.5...
Page 100 - Updating and Changing a Roaming Profile to a; myuser; Changing a Roaming Profile to a Mandatory Profile; man
92 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper the extension .man. For example, use \\myserver\myshare\myuser.man. Then manually create the myuser.man folder manually in the \\myserver\myshare directory. Places the mandatory profile for the user in this new folder. • User action: None. • For more inform...
Page 101 - Recent Updates to Profiles Since Retail Release
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 93 Important Information for AdministratorsRegarding User Logons and User Logoffs • Changes that you make to server-based profiles can be lost if you do not modify the last modification date/time stamp. When a locally cached ver- sion of a profile is compared ...
Page 102 - Recent Updates to Policies Since Retail Release
94 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper Recent Updates to Policies Since Retail Release The following changes have been made to System Policies support since the initial retail release of Windows NT 4.0. • When a policy file was to be downloaded, if the validating domain control- ler name was 13 ...
Page 103 - Microsoft Knowledge Base on Microsoft’s Web site:; Profiles
Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper 95 The articles below can be referenced either on TechNet or by using the Microsoft Knowledge Base on Microsoft’s Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/kb/. Profiles Q141714 How to Use %LOGONSERVER% to Distribute User Profiles Q154120 Debugging User Profiles and ...
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