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Best way to set up single Windows PC for multiple users?

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NTB

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Any suggestions? This is hardly the first Windows system I've built, but it will be the first one I've created specifically with multi-user remote access in mind.

As for which *version* of Windows, I'm not entirely sure yet. I have an old copy of XP that I could use, in either 32- or 64-bit mode. Or I could get a copy of 64-bit Vista to run on it, as well.
 
Not really much to setup different for multi people to use the pc (one at a time, right?)

Best thing would be to customize the default user profile so that everyone that logs on starts with all the same settings.
 
XP32/64 is done this way :>

install the OS, patches, apps, tweak it how you like it, all this is done under one account "administrator"

then you create another user account, name doesnt matter, reboot, then log on as the new account.

enable hidden files and folders (Explorer, Tools, Folder Options, View, 10th option down)

Copy all the files from C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator (except My Documents!)
Paste to (and overwrite) C:\Documents and Settings\Default User


Any new users will get your chosen settings, I think the wallpaper setting wont work if you change it from the default Bliss, but everything else works.

Not sure about doing the same thing on Vista
 
nicey! thanks.
can that also be done on HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT in the registry? i know copy & paste wont do it, but what if i exported a few keys from the Admin branch to a .REG, then edited the keys make them point to .DEFAULT, instead. has anyone tried that?
 
Originally posted by: NTB
Any suggestions? This is hardly the first Windows system I've built, but it will be the first one I've created specifically with multi-user remote access in mind.

As for which *version* of Windows, I'm not entirely sure yet. I have an old copy of XP that I could use, in either 32- or 64-bit mode. Or I could get a copy of 64-bit Vista to run on it, as well.
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For multiple users you will absolutely want to go with 64 bit Vista over all the others. Setting up secure limited user accounts in Vista is a piece of cake. Another benefit is with registry virtualization, it is painless to get software working in limited accounts under Vista as opposed to XP.
 
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