Manage Windows 98 User Profiles
About this chapter This chapter provides an overview of user profiles (or configured settings), which establishes the user's environment when logging in. In addition, this chapter includes information that helps you identify, enable, call, and update, implement, and troubleshoot user profiles.
Complete this chapter before you start, you must: Install Windows 98 operating system
The first lesson: Identify user profiles This class discusses user profiles. User profiles include environmental configuration settings that create users to log in to a computer. User profiles can store this information: desktop shortcuts, favorite clips and "My Document" folders. Windows 98 supports multiple users and multiple computer settings through the implementation of user profiles.
In many organizations, multiple users may share a computer. In this case, it is useful to apply a separate profile stored locally for each user to the computer.
On the other hand, a user may use several different computers. In this case, put each user's independent configuration file is more useful on the web server - so any networked workstation can download the user profile.
This lesson discusses the content of the user profile. Explain that different types of user profiles, the information displayed will help you decide when to use them correctly
After this lesson, you will be able to describe the user profile, including the difference between the local configuration file and the roaming profile. Identify the correct condition of using the local user profile to identify the correct situation of using roaming profiles
Profile content For each profile, Windows 98 creates an implied folder called "Profiles", which is located under the "Windows" folder. The "PROFILES" directory does not exist in a single user system. This folder contains the user's configuration file, briefly, see the table below:
The project contains the user.dat user-specific registry setting / Application Data-specific application information, such as shortcuts on the fast boot bar / cookies about web-access information, including custom webpage / Desktop shortcut, folder File / Favorites website on the desktop and other additions to "Favorites" / History Recently Accessed Site / My Documents "My Document" folder content / NETHOOD "Online Neighbor" custom shortcuts By dragging a network resource shortcut to this folder to create the / recent "Start"> Document menu in the "Start" menu in the folder and shortcuts / Temporary Internet files to quickly check Web page
User Profile Type Local User Profiles are only available on your computer being logged in. These profiles are controlled for specific computers and specific users. When multiple users share a computer running Windows 98, use the local user profile.
Roaming profiles are downloaded from the web server to any computer logged in to the user. Settings in Roaming Profiles Apply to any computer running Windows 98 32-bit protection mode clients (such as Microsoft Network Customers). Users must log in to the web server to download the configuration file. The main network login settings - Configure the "Network" icon in the Control Panel - must match the type of the web server. Roaming profiles are a suitable solution when a single user logs in to a different computer.
Note 1) The local user profile includes screen protection settings, and the roaming profile is not available. This is because the password with password protection screen is saved in a list of local files per computer.
2) When the user logs in with his local configuration file from a machine, the server contains the roaming profile is unavailable, the local version of the configuration file is called to the computer. This local profile may not be like a server-based profile-because it contains the latest threads on this computer rather than the latest threads on the network.
Mandatory User Profile - ISER.MAN - is a roaming profile that is not updated when the user is logged out or turned off. You must change the user.man file on the server to modify the mandatory user profile. A forced user profile can provide the same desktop settings for multiple computers, or permanently prevent users from changing their desktop settings. Course Summary User Profile consists of Configuration settings that control the user's computer environment. When multiple users share a computer, or when a user uses multiple computers, the user profile is useful.
The local user profile exists only in the computer logged in to control the specific user and computer settings. Local User Profiles are a suitable solution for multi-user sharing a computer.
The roaming profile exists on the server and downloads to the client computer when the user logs in. Roaming profiles are a suitable solution when a user logs in to a different computer.
Lesson 2: Enabling User Profile User Profiles can only be used when you use them as a configuration option. You can use the "Panel" icon in "Control Panel" to do it with the "User" icon. This lesson discusses two ways to enable user profiles, and discusses how to disable them.
After this lesson, you will be able to: Enable User Profile Use "User" icon to enable user profile to disable user profiles
One way to enable the Enable User Profile is enabled by the Password icon is to use the Panel icon in Control Panel.
If you want to enable user profiles, perform the following steps: 1. Double-click the "Panel" icon in the Control Panel, click the "User Profile" tab 2. Select "Users can customize preferences and desktop settings"
With this method, Windows 98 creates a default configuration file that contains the settings you are using by your user profile. New users will see the sound of "Save Settings" when they log in. If the user selects a save setting, Windows 98 creates a user profile for the username.
In the User Profile tab, there are two options for two user profiles: 1) Use the desktop icon and "online neighbor" directory containing 2) "Start" menu and program group contain to users Set
When the configuration file is enabled, you can select or double-select these settings, this selection determines which user setting is applied to the user configuration accessories. If you don't choose anything, the user profile includes only user-specific registry settings.
Enable you can enable user profiles by double-clicking on the User icon in the Control Panel. There are several advantages to managing the configuration file with this icon: 1. You can create user profiles, including usernames and passwords, not to log in to each user 2. "Add User Wizard" provides more options 3 than the Password icon. You can configure settings for each user instead of all profiles
After you enable the user profile, double-click the User icon in the Control Panel to open the User Settings Properties window, which shows the user list of all user profiles available on this unit.
You can modify an existing user profile or create a new user profile. From the following list, you want to add items you want to add to the configuration file: 1) Desktop folder and "Document" Menu 2) "Start" Menu 3) "Favorites" folder 4) Downloaded page 5) "I Document "folder
After selecting a project from the list, select Select Select to create a configuration file folder in both options: 1. Create a copy of the current project and its contents to copy the default user folder and its content to the new configuration file 2. Create a new project to save the disk space to create an empty folder for the selected project. When you log in to the new user and select the desired settings
Disabling User Profiles If you want to disable user profiles, perform the following steps: 1) Double-click the "Panel" icon in "Control Panel", select "User Profile" Tag 2) Select "All native users use the same first Options and Desktop Settings "Although users can change their settings and configuration during a login process, Windows 98 does not save these settings for future login procedures Summary You use the Password icon or User icon Enable user profile. There are several advantages after use, if you do not need to log in with each user's name to create a user profile; add the user wizard, make the number of options (increased), compared to all user profiles, for each A username determines the ability to set it. To disable user profiles, use the Panel icon in Control Panel.
Third lesson: Call and update the user profile user profile automatically calls when the user logs in. The type of configuration file depends on whether the user's computer is connected to the network.
This lesson discusses the location of the local and roaming profiles when the user logs in, and the storage location of the configuration file when the user is logged out. This lesson also describes the process of changing the default configuration file.
After this lesson, you will be able to: describe the route of the local and roaming profile when describing the user login and logging. Default profile
Local configuration files and roaming profiles are called from different places when they log in, and save them to different destinations when the user is logged out. Local Profile Roaming Profile Login From Registry Call From Server Call Logout Save To Registry Save To Server and Local Registry
Call the local configuration file Each user is logged in, Windows 98 searches for the registry under the primary key to determine if the user has a local user profile: hkey_local_machine / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / ProfileList
Windows 98 applies a specific user settings based on information contained in User.dat. If the user's configuration file is not found, a dialog box indicates that this user is the first time to log in on this computer. The dialog box inquiry if the user wants to save the settings for future access. If the user agrees, Windows 98 creates and saves a user profile to the registry.
If the user selects not to create a configuration file, or click "Cancel" in the login dialog, the default user profile is called. The default user profile settings are saved under the HKEY_USERS / DEFAUUT in the Windows Registry.
When the Windows 98 startup process requires you to log in, you can change the default configuration file.
If you want to change the default configuration file, perform the following steps: 1. Start Windows 98 Windows 98 Display "Enter Password" dialog 2. Click "Cancel" 3. Changes to configure settings 4. Logout In fact, when you log out, set it a default configuration file.
Call the roaming profile When the user logs in to a Windows 98 computer configured with a primary network login setting, Windows 98 searches for user profiles on the server. If the configuration file exists, Windows 98 creates or updates a local configuration file copy, call the configuration information from the user profile to the local registry and desktop, create a custom environment for the user
Update local and roaming profile When a user logs out or shuts down a computer, a registry, and desktop setting Update a local configuration file and - if there is a server-based user profile
If the user logs in to more than one computer, the last computer that the user is logged out will save its profile to the server. First logging-out the computer will not have the configuration file it saved, because Windows 98 does not merge the configuration file from multiple computers.
Course Summary When the user logs in to an independent computer, the local configuration file is called from the registry to the computer. When the user logs out, the configuration file is saved to the registry.
When the user logs into a networked computer, the roaming profile is called from the server to a local computer. When the user logs out, both the server and the local registry save the configuration file.
Each user is logged in, Windows 98 checks the local user profile. If there is no existence, the user is tried to create a new configuration file. If the user refuses to create a new user profile, Windows 98 calls the default configuration file
You can change the default user profile by clicking Cancel in the "Enter Password" dialog box, change the configuration setting, and log out.
Fourth lesson: Configuring User Profiles on the network When you implement a roaming profile, the location of the configuration file is dependent on the network type.
This lesson discusses the difference between the Windows NT network and the Novell NetWare network, respectively. This lesson also describes the steps to implement forced user profiles.
After this lesson, you will be able to: describe a mandatory user profile for implementing user profiles in a Windows NT network and implemented in the Novell NetWare network.
When you implement a roaming profile, any computer logged in on the network configure the settings of the user profile. On the Windows NT server, the configuration file is saved in the Home folder. In the Novell NetWare3.x network, the configuration file is saved in the sys: / mail /
Important To make the roaming profile work normally, the system clock on the user's computer must match on the login server. You use the NET Time command to synchronize the clock. When logging in to the Novell NetWare network, the system clock automatically synchronizes.
The Windows NT network stores the user profile in the HOME folder of each user in the Windows NT network. When logging in to the Windows NT domain, Windows 98 is connected to the Home folder, starting the following comparisons and download procedures: If the server-based configuration file is not forced, the latest configuration file calls to the computer. 2) If there is only a server-based profile exists, it downloads from the server to the computer to create a local user profile 3) If only the local configuration file exists, it calls to the computer and saves the network server 4 when the user is logged out. ) When the user logs out, the local configuration file replaces the server-based configuration file unless the server-based configuration file is forced.
The NETWARE 3.x server in the Novell NetWare network stores the user profile in the sys: / mail /
If the main network login settings for your computer are set to "NetWare Network Customer", Windows 98 creates and maintains user profiles in the user folder on the NetWare server.
WARNING To support configuration file folders that use long text names, you must enable long file name support on the NetWare server.
Implementing the contents of the forced user profile to force the user profile and other user profiles, but the user.dat registry file is replaced by User.Man.
If you want to implement a forced user profile in the network, perform the following steps: 1. Customize the desired settings you want to run on any computer running Windows 98. Copy the folder and user.dat files from the C: / Windows / PROFILES /
Course Summary When the roaming profile is implemented, the location of the configuration file is dependent on the network type. In the Windows NT network, the configuration file is located in the Home folder. In the Novell NetWare 3.x network, the configuration file is located in the Sys: / mail /
After this lesson, you will be able to identify common issues related to user profiles and solutions.
The following table lists common problems related to user profiles, approvingly, and possible solutions:
Problem: approximate cause / solution
1. Improvement to the application affects all users rather than a specific user: The configuration information package exists in one. Ini file - not saved in the registry - is not compatible with the user profile. Modifications to this program type configuration information are specific computers, rather than specific users.
2. Desktop shortcuts are only valid on some computers: the shortcuts of local programs, as well as wallpapers and other user profiles, requires these components to be installed on the computer logged in. If there is no installation on the computer, the shortcut in the configuration file still appears on the desktop, but the program pointed to by the shortcut cannot be run.
3. User profile created on a computer running Windows 98 is not available on a computer running a Windows NT workstation: Although Windows NT workstations and Windows 98 support roaming profiles, both are incompatible formats
4. In a hybrid Windows NT / NetWare environment, the user profile does not download to all Windows 98 clients: The server type of the main network login setting determines the network server type of the search user profile. If the user logs in to a client set to the Windows NT domain, the configuration file is downloaded and saved from the authenticated domain controller. If the user is logged in to the client configured to log in to the NetWare server, the configuration file is downloaded and saved from the login server. For users who log in to different major network logins, the configuration file must be manually synchronized for cross-enterprises.
The course summary below is a tip skill that answers the user profile: 1. Confidence application uses a registry instead of .ini file 2. Make sure that the components and applications 3 are installed on each shortcut to the user profile on the computer to log in. Do not use Windows NT configuration files on the Windows 98 computer, vice versa. 4. In the hybrid environment, manual synchronization configuration files are manually used to cross companies
Recommended practice Here is some recommendations for managing user profiles: 1. Customize all desired settings ("Start" menu, desktop settings, etc.) then enable user profiles. These configurations become default user profiles 2. Once you have created the default user profile, you can implement the forced configuration file 3 by saving the user.dat in the network directory to User.man. Decide which settings should be applied before realizing roaming profiles. For example, you may want each user to have a custom "Start" menu folder, or use the default "Start" menu as a standard. The more you have explained in the configuration file, the more storage space you need for the configuration file 4. Make sure there is enough disk space to save each local and server-based user profiles. Check the size of the local user profile folder - before you use it as roaming or forced configuration file, 5. If there are many users in your organization, or if you create a roaming profile, don't choose "Allow users to save custom download pages." The web page is particularly large, which will greatly reduce the performance of clients and servers. 6. For each computer, use the same directory name and drive name to install Windows 98. If you install Windows 98 on a computer to C: / Windows and then install it to C: / Win98, some components of the user profile will not be passed between the two computers. This is also true if you install Windows 98 different drives on different computers. Summary The following information summarizes the focus of this chapter:
Identify user profile 1. User profile includes configuration information settings. These settings create a user environment when the user logs in, so that each user can maintain a custom configuration 2. The local configuration file exists only in the user's computer, which controls the settings for specific users and computers. When multiple users share a computer, use the local configuration file. 3. Roaming User Profiles are downloaded from the web server to any user logged in. When you log in to a different computer, you log in to different computers. 4. Forced configuration files are roaming profiles that are not updated when the user is logged out of the computer. To change the forced configuration file, you must change the user.man file on the server.
Enable User Profile 1. The user profile can enable 2 through the "Panel" or "user" icon in the Control Panel. Advantages using the User icon include the ability to create user profiles without having to log in to each user, by "Add User Wizard", make the number of options (increased), compared to all user profiles, for each user The ability to decide to set it. 3. Disable user profiles using the Panel icon in Control Panel
Call and update the user profile 1. When a user logs in to a separate computer, the local configuration file calls from the registry to the computer. When the user logs out, the configuration file is saved to the registry 2. When the user logs in to a networked computer, the roaming profile is called from the server to the computer. When the user logs out, the configuration file is saved to the server and the local registry. 3. The user is logged in each time, and Windows 98 checks the local user profile. If there is no existence, ask if the user has created a new one. If the user refuses to create new, Windows 98 uses the default configuration file.
Configure user profiles 1 in your network. The configuration file location depends on the type of network being used and different 2. In the Windows NT network, the configuration file is located at the Home folder. In the Novell NetWare network, the configuration file is located in the Sys: / Mail /
User profile troubleshooting 1. When answering trouble, the confident application uses a registration table instead of .ini file 2. The components and applications pointed to by the user profile need to be installed on each computer installed on each computer logged in. The user profile must be configured for the correct operating system 4. For users logged in on a computer that are set in different main network logins, the configuration file must be manually synchronized to cross companies.
Review 1. Your network consists of Windows 98-based clients and Windows NT Server-based servers. Users typically log on to the network on their own computers, but occasionally on other computers as well. You want to implement roaming user profiles on your Windows 98-based network clients so that your users can download their desktop settings to any computer. However, your supervisor questions the possibility of many support calls from users who lose their desktop shortcuts and settings if the Windows NT-based profile server is unavailable. How would you explain THE EFFECTS OF AN UNAVAILABLE SERVER ON ROAMING User Profiles? 1. Your network consists of 98-based clients and NT-based servers. Users are usually logged in to the network on their own computers, occasionally on other computers. You want to implement roaming profiles on your 98-based online client so that users can download their desktop settings to any computer. However, your superiors are unavailable once NT-based profile servers, there may be many technical support phones from missing desktop shortcuts and settings. How will you explain the impact of the server not available when using roaming user profile? Answer: Windows 98 creates a local user profile on each computer to which a user logs on, and updates the profile each time a user log off from that computer If a user logs on to a computer, and Windows 98 can not connect to the user's. home folder, Windows 98 loads the local user profile. Users will probably not notice any differences on their own computers unless they had made changes during their last logon. However, at other computers, a user's settings may be outdated or completely unavailable, depending on WHEN The User Had Most RecessLy Logged On To That Computer. A: Windows 98 creates a local user profile on each computer logged in and updates when users log out of the computer. If the user logs in to the computer, the Windows 98 cannot connect to the user's HOME folder, and Windows 98 calls the local user profile. Users are unlikely to note that this difference is made unless they have made changes during their last login process. However, on other computers, the user's settings may be out of time or not, depending on where the user is recently logged in to the machine.
(When the user logs out, the roaming profile is saved to the server and locally. When the server is unavailable, the local configuration file will be used. Once the server is available, the local configuration file will update the server's configuration file.) 2. Your company uses roaming user profiles. Three interns in your company share a common account for logging on to the network. One intern complains to you that sometimes the profile settings are saved, and other times they are not. What is causing this problem, And how Would You SOLVE IT? 2. Your company uses roaming user profiles. The company's three interns shares a public account to log in to the network. An intern complained that sometimes the configuration file is saved, sometimes not saved. What cause this problem? How will you solve it? Answer: The interns are sharing a common user profile because they are using the same account The intern who complained probably logged off, and then had settings overwritten when another intern logged off To fix the problem, assign each user an individual account A... : Because the intern uses the same account, they share a public user profile. The complained interns probably has been logged out, and his setting is covered when another interns is logged out. To solve this problem, assign a separate account for each user.
3. You Want a Specific User Profile To Be Mandatory, But you cannot Find An Option In Control Panel Where You Can CONFIGURE THIS? 3. You want to set a specific user profile to a gun, but you can't find where you can configure it in the "Control Panel" option. What should you do? Answer: After you create the user profile, rename user.dat to user.man A: After creating a user profile, rename User.dat for user.man
4. You are troubleshooting a problem with a user's roaming user profile. The configuration settings and changes save and load successfully when she logs on to her own computer. They also save and load successfully when she logs on to someone else's computer. When she returns to her OWN Computer, HOWEVER, THE CHENGES SHE MADE AT THE OTHER COMPUTER ARE NOT PRESEN HER USER Profile. What might be the problem? 4. You are taking trouble a roaming profile of a user. When you log in on your computer, the configuration settings and changes can be saved and called successfully. When she logs in to other people's computer, they can also save and call them. However, when she returns her own computer, the changes she made on other computers have not been manifested in her user profile. May any problem? Answer:.. Check the system clock on the user's computer If the system clock on the user's computer is ahead of the system clock on the server that contains her user profile, the server profile may not load When Windows 98 locates the server-based profile , it compares the date / time stamp to that of the locally cached profile. The most recent profile then loads. In this case, the local user profile might be more recent than the server-based profile. If so, you can solve this problem A: Check the system clock on the user's computer. If the system clock on the user's computer is fast than the system clock of the server with her user profile, the server's configuration file is not called. When the Windows 98 is positioned based on the server-based configuration file, it is compared to the date / timestamp of the local cached configuration file. The latest configuration file is called. In this case, the local user profile may be new than the server-based configuration file. If so, you can solve this problem by synchronizing the user's system clock and server clock.
5. Your users are able to download their desktop shortcuts from the NetWare server that contains their profile, but not their Start menu shortcuts. You verify that the computers running Windows 98 are configured correctly. What is causing the problem, and how can you solve it? 5. Your users can download their desktop shortcut from NetWare servers with their configuration files, but cannot be shortcuts in their "Start" menu. You verified that the computer configuration running Windows 98 is correct. What cause this problem? How do you solve it? Answer: The NetWare server does not support long filenames Desktop shortcuts save in the desktop folder, which complies with the 8.3 naming convention Start menu is not an 8.3 name, however, so the server can not download the contents of that folder To solve... A: The NetWare server does not support long file names. Save the desktop shortcut in the Desktop folder to comply with the 8.3 naming practice. However, the "Start" menu is not the name of 8.3 so that the server cannot download the content of the file. To solve this problem, add a long file name to the NetWare server 6. You receive a Help call from a user who states that his user profile is not working correctly. While most settings seem to follow him from one computer to another, the custom wallpaper he downloaded from the Internet only appears on his own computer. What is causing This Problem? 6. You receive a user-help phone, saying that his user profile is incorrect. When most settings seem to follow him from a computer to another, he is only displayed on his own computer from the internet download. What cause this problem? Answer: The wallpaper file is not present on the other computers A user profile setting which refers to a file or component that is not installed on a computer will not be available on that computer A: wallpaper file does not appear on other computers. Quote The user profile of files or components that are not installed on a computer will not be available on the computer.
