How do I Create User Profiles and Policies for MetaFrame Servers?

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Synopsis:

Because MetaFrame is an addon to Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition (TSE), user profiles and policies are a functionality of the TSE base operating system. MetaFrame administrators will find the following Microsoft Knowledgebase article extremely helpful in understanding and implementing user profiles and policies in TSE/MetaFrame environments.

Details:

For complete information on how to configure user profiles and policies in a TSE/MetaFrame environment see the Microsoft Technet article "Guide to Windows NT 4.0 Profiles and Policies," PSS ID Number Q161334.

This article is the first in a series of articles that provides information and procedures for implementing Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 profiles and policies on client workstations and servers.

A whitepaper is available that contains all of this information and additional flowcharts, diagrams, and examples and can be downloaded from the following web page: http://www.microsoft.com/NTServer/Basics/TechPapers/default.asp.

For the other sections of this guide, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: The beginning of these articles can be found by clicking here.

• ARTICLE ID: Q185587
  TITLE: Guide to Windows NT 4.0 Profiles & Policies Part 2 of 6
• ARTICLE ID: Q185588
  TITLE: Guide to Windows NT 4.0 Profiles & Policies Part 3 of 6
• ARTICLE ID: Q185589
  TITLE: Guide to Windows NT 4.0 Profiles & Policies Part 4 of 6
• ARTICLE ID: Q185590
  TITLE: Guide to Windows NT 4.0 Profiles & Policies Part 5 of 6
• ARTICLE ID: Q185591
  TITLE: Guide to Windows NT 4.0 Profiles & Policies Part 6 of 6