Copy the user default profile problem profile

I am trying to copy a user profile to the default profile for all users who log on will have the same parameters as the user.
I used the built in tool copy of profile under System Properties > advanced > settings...
For all copies fine except some program registry keys still point to the original profile rather than the newly created on logon profile.  This seems to work without problems under XP but in Vista it fails every time.
Is there a new way to manage default profiles, that I don't know?

Thank you

Kleenex82,
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CopyProfile Specifies if the default user usually stored under C:\Users\Default profile is replaced with the profile of the currently logged in user. You can use this parameter to copy the settings of user profile in all user accounts created on the destination computer.

Use the following steps to define custom user profiles:

Connect you as the user whose profile you can customize (for example, the built-in Administrator account).

Customize the settings of the user profile of your choice.

Set the CopyProfile to true.

Run the command sysprep / generalize to copy the custom default user profile user profile settings.

All subsequent user accounts created will have the customizations that you set. For more information about Sysprep, see the Sysprep technical reference in the Kit OPK (Windows OPK) user's Guide.

This setting does not copy the profile of the built-in Administrator, unless the built-in administrator is the currently logged-on user.

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