Windows 2000 Default User Profile

[Zero]

What I am trying to achieve is setting up a Windows 2000 machine that is on a network, to give everyone who logs onto the network on that machine the same settings. By this I mean when someone logs on to the network the 2000 machine automatically creates a local profile. The problem with this local profile is that it does not include settings such as added printers and internet connection settings. This means that every time someone logs on to the machine I have to set up printers and network settings. I think I need to create a default user profile that every user will get the settings that have been configured in this profile. Any help on this will be greatly appreciated as I have spent long hours trying to set this up without success.

[lisaj]

Network? As in a domain?

[j2buttonsw]

If you run a domain (ie have a domain controller running Active Directory) this is easily done: create a Group Policy Object that defines software/desktop settings/printer defaults etc etc and link it to the Operational Unit that your Windows 2000 computers reside in. This is a very powerful way of setting up clients in an AD environment. As far as a workgroup goes, you will struggle to implement a local security policy to a workgroup environment. Active Directory is truly stunning, you should consider taking a course in it (70-217/70-219)!