Some solution ideas (Score 1)

In windows, if you want users to be able to log in to mutliple desktops\terminals with local profiles and receive default registry settings for an application, you must manage the default user registry key on the target desktops (which a new user would use as a template to generate a new profile when logging on with a local profile on that particular machine for the first time). Alternately, you can use the Flex Profile Kit from Login Consultants (free as in no dough) found here: http://www.brianmadden.com/content/content.asp?ID= 315. With this, you use mandatory profiles as the default profile and then use a modified version of the ork2k3 tool proflwiz.exe to copy the registry keys you wish to save to an OPS file in the user's home folder. Hence, the registry settings the user needs are saved and persist across machines. Alternately, you can design a Group Policy ADM file to push down the registry changes you require for your default application files. The flex profile solution is far better, in my opinion.