Copy profile to other users

I thought it needed to be in the "All Users" folder under documents and settings.

I copied it to the all users too but when a new user logs in it still doesn't work.  What am I missing?

Create a Custom Default User Profile
Log on to the computer as the administrator, and then create a local user account.
Log off as the administrator, and then log on to the computer through the local user account that you just created.

Caution You will cause permissions issues if you create the custom user profile when you are logged on as the administrator.
Customize the profile appropriately. For example, install printers and map the drives that you need.
Log off as the local user, and then log back on as the administrator.
Because several of the files in the profile are hidden and must be copied to the new custom default user profile, turn on the Show hidden files and folders option. To do so, follow these steps:
Double-click My Computer, click Tools, and then click Folder Options.
On the View tab, under Advanced settings, click Show hidden files and folders, and then click OK.
Replace the current default user profile with the customized default user profile. To do so, follow these steps:
In Control Panel, double-click System.
In the System Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
Under User Profiles, click Settings.
In the User Profiles dialog box, click the user profile that you just created, and then click Copy To.
In the Copy To dialog box, under Copy profile to, click Browse, click the C:\Documents and Settings\Default User folder, and then click OK.
Under Permitted to use, click Change, click Everyone, and then click OK. If Everyone is not available, click Advanced, click Find Now, click Everyone, and then click OK.
Windows XP will now assign the custom default user profile to any new user who logs on to the computer.

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20744287/Modify-the-All-Users-account.html

http://www.petri.co.il/copy_user_profiles_in_windows_xp.htm

ive used basically the same process of copying a "good" profile to the "default User" profile and it worked like a charm in Xp just as it did in 2000.  "All Users" is NOT what you are looking for.  Can you elaberate on "when we log in it did not carry over"  what didn't carry over? If the new users' profile wasn't build from the custom "default user" profile that you created what was it built from?  It HAS to be built from the "default user" profile, or you should get an error stating something to the effect of " a default profile couldn't be created/accessed so the user can't log in"

When we copy the profile that we setup with the mapped drives, network printers, and custom desktop to the default users profile and log in as a new user it works BUT when we sysprep the computer and image it and then bring it back up the default profile doesn't work.  When we log in as a new user it is the regular windows xp profile, no mapped drives, no network printers and the backgroud we changed isn't there.  HELP!

craylord, I tried your suggestion and it works before I image the computer but not after I image the computer.

Make sure you are logged out of the profile that you are trying to copy. Log in as administrator or someone who would have the rights to do this.  Then attempt to copy the profile you want to the default profile.

yeah you do have to be logged out of the profile (actually you have to restart since the OS is still "touching" some files).  If not you will get access denied errors during the copy.  I dont think that is the issue here though since he isn't gettting any errors during the copy.  Everything works fine until the PC is imaged.  I personally never sysprep them and use ghost to image them and have never had any trouble at all.

Here is the problem.......After I sysprep the computer, with the default profile that works correctly, and use ghost to get the image the profile doesn't work.  What causes the image to loose the default user settings that I put in after I sysprep and image the computer?  What can I do to keep it from loosing it's settings?  I will increase the points for the person that solves the problem.....

Is the Default User folder retaining its Everyone permissions?

The everyone group  has read & execute, list folder contents & read permissions

WooHoo!  I found the answer to my problem.  It is a bug in Service Pack 2.  When you sysprep a computer it copies the local admin profile to the default users profile overwriting it....I had to call Microsoft to get a hotfix and it works like a charm.

Here is the link  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887816

Thanks for all your help!