Enabling User Profiles

You can enable user profiles after Windows 95 is installed, either locally on a single computer or for multiple computers. You can avoid having to go to each computer to enable user profiles by creating a system policy that can be downloaded automatically when the initial Windows 95 installation is complete. For information about enabling user profiles centrally on multiple computers, see "System Policies Overview" later in this chapter.

To enable user profiles on a local computer after setup

1. In the Passwords option in Control Panel, click the User Profiles tab.
2. Click to select the option named Users Can Customize Their Preferences And Desktop Settings.

   

3. Click the options you want under User Profile Settings. These options describe what should be included as part of the user profile.
4. Shut down and restart the computer.

Tip If you include desktop icons in your user profile, only the shortcuts (icons that represent links) will be available when you log on to the network from another computer. Actual files on your desktop are part of your local user profile only.

To disable user profiles on a local computer

• In the Passwords option in Control Panel, click the User Profiles tab. Make sure the option All Users Of This PC Use The Same Preferences And Desktop Settings is selected.

Note If an application is installed after user profiles are enabled with the option to include the Start menu and Programs in the profile, only the user who was logged on when the application was installed will have an entry for that application on the Programs menu. Other users will have to create shortcuts to the application on their Programs menus.