What is the best method for creating and deploying mandatory profiles within an Active Directory using Windows 7 clients?

What is the best method for creating and deploying mandatory profiles
within an Active Directory using Windows 7 clients?

What is the best method for creating and deploying mandatory profiles
within an Active Directory using Windows 7 clients?
I have a number of Windows XP computers that are used as shared
workstations for students, some are in a library and others in a computer
lab. I am using Redirected Folders to enable users to have access to their
personal documents regardless of what PC they happen to log into.
The problem I have is Win7 no longer allows a local profile to be copied
to the network for use with mandatory profiles.
I've done some research on Google, but most of what I find are hacks to
re-enable the "Copy To" button or instructions involving sysprep.
I've also considered trying to use GPOs to recreate the effect of a
pre-configured profile, however I haven't found a way to modify the
start-menu.
I'm looking for an awesome answer that explains the best way to setup
mandatory profiles when using Windows 7 clients or another way to
re-create the effect.