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Default User Profile Customization

Deploying Microsoft Windows 7 Virtual Desktops with VMware View Applied Best Practices

Creating a custom default user profile

This section describes the procedures to set up the default user profile for the golden image

virtual machine. The process to create a default user profile under Windows 7 is different from

the Windows XP setup. An altered profile to the default can no longer be copied user space from

the Windows 7 User Profiles dialog box under System Properties.

This chapter provides an overview of the procedure to create a default user profile. This is

accomplished by doing the following:

♦ Create an answer file.

♦ Run sysprep.exe and boot to audit mode.

♦ Make customizations for the default user.

♦ Run sprep.exe with custom answer file to copy administrator profile to the default user.

Create an answer file

To create and manage an answer file, the Windows System Image Manager (WSIM) must be

installed on a workstation. WSIM is part of the Windows Automated Install Kit (AIK) and can be

found by searching for “Windows 7 AIK” at

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/.

To create an answer file:

1. Open WSIM and under the Windows Image header, right-click and select Select Windows

Image as shown in Figure 7 below.

Figure 7 Select image dialog

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VMware VCM 5.3 User Manual Page 24