XP Registry and New Users

Question

I have the following:
NetWare 6.0 sp 3
ZENworks for Desktops 3.2 sp2
XP Pro Sp2
Client 4.9 sp2
In the user policy I am using Dynamic Local User with:
Manage existing user account
Use eDirectory credentials
Volatile user
All checked.
Also using NAL
The issue:
I install an application as an administrator e.g. WordPerfect 10. WP10 is
installed local (including registry stuff) and other users have the rights
to run it. When user1 logs in and clicks on the WP10 icon in the NAL window,
NAL pushes registry stuff. Because I am asking DLU to remove the user when
they log off - when user1 logs in again it pushes the same registry stuff
down. I know XP puts registry stuff in each users' space (then ZEN removes
it when the user logs out), but is there a way of making the registry common
to all users (remember Win 98?)? I am at a school board and I might have
over 200 students logging into any given computer and don't want to make
profiles for all of them.
Thanks for any suggestions...

Answer 1

Thanks, but this didn't work.
Made user1 non-volitile. Logged in as user1. Launched NAL. Installed WP10.
Logged off, then back in as user1 - Registry stuff did not get reapplied (it
did before). Logged in as Admin to local machine and copied the contents of
c:\Documents and Settings\user1 to c:\documents and Settings\Default user
(including the ntuser.dat). Logged off then back on as user2, ran NAL,
clicked the WP10 shortcut and the registry stuff got pushed down.
If I search the registry for anything to do with user1 I get many hits in
HKLM pointing to c:\Documents and Settings\user1. So I gave all users all
rights to c:\Documents and Settings\user1 - didn't help.
Did I miss a step? Or are some apps, like WP, just going to be a problem?
"Rolf Lidvall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:g7Qbd.3443$[email protected]..
> When a new User logs in, on XP his profile will be a copy of the
> "%SYSTEMROOT%\Documents and Settings\Default User"
> -profile.
> This is a hidden folder.
> The usual way to fix your issue is to replace that profile
> with a profile that has the desired settings, then every
> new User will get the correct settings.
> Besides the folders make sure you also replace ntuser.dat,
> this /is/ the HKCU hive.
>
> Do something like:
> 1. Log in as a User that is not volatile,
> you must be able to use this profile
> for copying later
>
> 2.Run WP and any apps that save settings
> in the Users profile
>
> 3.Log out
>
> 4. Log in as Administrator
>
> 5. Copy the Users profile from step 1 over
> "%SYSTEMROOT%\Documents and Settings\Default User"
>
> Regards
> Rolf Lidvall
> Swedish Radio (Ltd)
> NSC SysOp
>
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