OpenNewWindow for Guest Users?

In the PTConfig.xml, I set OpenNewWindow=1 which should launch Knowledge Directory documents into a new window. Restarted IIS after the modification, but this does not seem to work for Guest users (or any users that I've encountered). The comment indicates that the user personal preference overrides this setting. If I modify and save the Document Display Options, the behavior is changed but this is not even possible with a Guest user.
Ideas?

I understand that updating the Default Profile will only affect users created after that change is made.
The user account I am concerned with at this point is the Guest account. Right now the only public access to our portal is through the unauthenticated Guest access.
I have updated the Guest user's account and selected the option to open documents in a new window for the Guest user. But when accessing the Knowledge Directory as the Guest user, the documents are still opening in the same/current window.
BTW - We are running 5.0.4

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