A user profile contains configuration preferences and options for each user: a snapshot of a user's desktop environment.
The following table describes the settings in a user profile.
Source | Parameters saved |
Windows NT Explorer | All user-definable settings for Windows NT Explorer. |
Taskbar | All personal program groups and their properties, all program items and their properties, and all Taskbar settings. |
Printers Settings | Network printer connections. |
Control Panel | All user-defined settings made in Control Panel. |
Accessories | All user-specific application settings affecting the user's Windows NT environment, including Calculator, Clock, Notepad, Paint, and HyperTerminal, among others. |
Windows NT–based applications | Any application written specifically for Windows can be designed so that it tracks application settings on a per-user basis. If this information exists, it is saved in the user profile. |
Online Help bookmarks | Any bookmarks placed in the Windows NT Help system. |