Mike,
Thanks for the reply but no, I am configuring the Golden Image using a domain account that will never log into the pools. What I am doing however that might be along the same lines is then copying that profile to the default profile to config the desktops the way I want them.. However I use the exact same method with the Win 7 pools and it's not an issue there.
I spent pretty much all day on this and it's really got under my skin now.
Matt