[Jeff123df2]

using windows 2000 pro,
can i clone the desktop settings that one user has with another user?

like all the startup menu programs and backgroud and all the crap in my documents.

[Nemesis]

First the desktop, there are two ways to do this:

First:
(1) Dump HKU\{sid}\Control Panel using REGEDIT.
(2) Edit the REG file with NOTEPAD and change the {sid} for the other user and save the file
(3) Double click on the saved REG file

Second:
(1) Dump HKU\{sid}\Control Panel using REGEDIT
(2) Edith the REG file with NOTEPAD and change the {sid} to .DEFAULT and save the file
(3) Double click on the saved REG file

The First method is on a per user basis, whereas the second method will set the .DEFAULT desktop to your settings.

For the Start Menu Programs, again there are two ways; first just use copy and paste between the users or second, dump all the start menu items to "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs...."

Colin

[Jeff123df2]

im not going to screw with all the sid crap and all that
in my registry but i'll put the start up menu stuff in for all users
directory. thx

[kgeissler]

If it is just start menu items you want go to

c:\documents and settings\username and copy the start menu subdirectory to the new user's subdirectory.