I found a solution to this, but unfortunately not one that most people can probably implement.
By loading up Citrix Profile Management, I get access to some funky GPOs that allow me to use a template profile for all my users. I created the basic profile using the link I quoted ( http://joeelway.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!2095EAC3772C41DB!2708.entry<http://joeelway.spaces.live.com/blog/cns%212095EAC3772C41DB%212708.entry>). This works a treat, but as I said, a bit unfortunate that it's only available to those who've paid for Citrix. it also seems to do a really good job of stopping profile bloat, so far. I've got a test user that has been running Office, Adobe Reader, IE, AutoCAD and Office Communicator and their whole profile adds up to 1.4MB. On 13 April 2010 09:39, James Rankin <[email protected]> wrote: > As I said, sysprepping every time I want to make a minor modification to > the base profile is a bit of a pain. > > Also, I concur with Carl about getting Enabler to work. It doesn't want to > play on my 2008 R2 Citrix systems. > > Using the guidelines given here ( > http://joeelway.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!2095EAC3772C41DB!2708.entry<http://joeelway.spaces.live.com/blog/cns%212095EAC3772C41DB%212708.entry>) > seems to allow me to create a profile correctly, but it doesn't seem to be > loading for the users. However this may be because I haven't got the roaming > profile path specified - I'm playing with Citrix Profile Management and want > to see how that goes before creating new roaming profiles. > > On 12 April 2010 17:51, Manpreet Chaniana <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Well what we have done is we do Sysprep the each Windows 2008 servers and >> as a part of the XML files we have set the admin profile and its copies the >> data to the Default user profile and it works like a charm >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Carl Houseman <[email protected]> >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Mon, April 12, 2010 12:29:14 PM >> *Subject:* RE: Copying profiles in Windows 2008 R2 / Windows 7 >> >> The black wallpaper problem can be solved. See post from "Snatraps" >> near the bottom of this long discussion thread about the problem on Technet: >> >> >> >> >> http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itprogeneral/thread/5a5d44b6-116a-4a21-bc64-53379218ecc6 >> >> >> >> Unfortunately, there's two versions of Enabler out there that purport to >> do the same thing, and neither one worked on my W7 x64. >> >> >> >> Carl >> >> >> >> *From:* James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Monday, April 12, 2010 10:52 AM >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Copying profiles in Windows 2008 R2 / Windows 7 >> >> >> >> Has anyone found a workaround of any sort for the issue with copying >> profiles in Windows 2008 R2 - i.e. it can't be done, the Copy button is >> greyed-out in System properties for all except the Default User profile? All >> I am looking to do is apply some basic settings and remove some of the >> associated default user bloat by copying a customised profile to >> "\\DC\netlogon\Default User.v2", but MS appear to have removed this >> functionality for some reason and are now recommending that you use a local >> account and then copy it to the default profile using sysprep. As I >> occasionally want to make updates to this customised default profile, this >> seems like a bit of a pain in the proverbials to have had the functionality >> removed - especially as it was available during my testing on Server 2008 >> R1. >> >> I have read a few threads recommending the use of a third-party tool >> called Windows Enabler, but apparently this changes the desktop to black, >> which makes it unsuitable for me. There are also a few suggestions for >> renaming the Default folder and then renaming the customised folder to >> Default, but I don't fancy doing this...it seems a bit haphazard for my >> liking, and I like to get the base user profile nice and smart and >> streamlined. >> >> If anyone has any ideas or tips I would be very grateful, >> >> >> TIA, >> >> >> >> >> JRR >> >> -- >> "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into >> the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able >> rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such >> a question." >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into > the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able > rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such > a question." > > > > > > -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
