Microsoft KB Archive/870975

= Custom window settings are lost when you deploy a Windows XP image =

Article ID: 870975

Article Last Modified on 8/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

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SYMPTOMS
After you customize the window size, the window position, or both of a program in Microsoft Windows XP, the custom settings are not retained when you deploy the Windows XP image to other computers by using the SysPrep tool. For example, you may customize the window size for Control Panel.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when the computer name of the computer that is receiving the Windows XP image is different from the computer name in the deployed image.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites to install this hotfix.

Restart information
You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

Registry information
You do not have to create or to modify any registry keys to use any hotfixes that this package contains.

Additional steps
After you install this hotfix, you must replace the current default user profile with the customized default user profile. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) Click Performance and Maintenance.
 * 3) Click System.
 * 4) On the Advanced tab, under User Profiles, click Settings. The User Profiles dialog box appears.
 * 5) Under Profiles stored on this computer, click the custom profile that you created, and then click Copy To. The Copy To dialog box appears.
 * 6) Under Copy profile to, click Browse, click the C:\Documents and Settings\Default User folder, and then click OK.
 * 7) 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.

Hotfix file information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Hotfix for Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1)   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name ---  17-Sep-2004  19:24  6.0.2800.1588  422,912  Shlwapi.dll Hotfix for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name ---  17-Sep-2004  18:59  6.0.2900.2515  473,600  Shlwapi.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional query words: windowsxp winxp windowsxpsp2 winxpsp2 validateshellnoroam

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