Creating Default Profiles

Hi,
I'm having issues with creating a Default Profile with OSX 10.7 (Lion)...
I'm setting up an image for both a 2010 iMac (OS 10.6.8) and a brand new 2011 iMac (OS 10.7.1).
I 've been building them together with the same software, etc... and have created a local account to build the profile from, running each bit of software, registering them, and making customizations...
With the 10.6 the default profile worked by copying my files to “/System/Library/User Template/English.lproj” but with 10.7 I'm still getting the Apple Galaxy background, and I've lost all my software customizations when logging on as a new user...
I would downgrade to Snow Leopard but this isn't possible as this is a brand new iMac, drivers, etc....
Can anyone help here?
Chris.

Hi,
That is the disk cache of Firefox, where contents of loaded pages are kept for faster retrieval and it also helps to conserve bandwidth. To disable this: '''Tools''' ('''Alt''' + '''T''') > '''Options''' > '''Advanced''' > '''Network''', check (tick) '''Override automatic cache management ''' and put the value at zero.
[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Options%20window%20-%20Advanced%20panel?as=u#advanced_network Cache]
Useful links:
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Options%20window All about Tools > Options]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config Going beyond Tools > Options - about:config]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries about:config Entries]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Page%20Info%20window Page Info] Tools (Alt + T) > Page Info, Right-click > View Page Info
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Keyboard%20shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Viewing%20video%20in%20Firefox%20without%20a%20plugin Viewing Video without Plugins]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Firefox Profile Folder & Files]
[https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Command_Line_Options#Browser Firefox Commands]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Basic%20Troubleshooting Basic Troubleshooting]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/common-questions-after-upgrading-firefox-36 After Upgrading]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe%20Mode Safe Mode]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Problematic_extensions Problematic Extensions]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting%20extensions%20and%20themes Troubleshooting Extensions and Themes]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting%20plugins Troubleshooting Plugins]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Testing_plugins Testing Plugins]

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