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| How to copy a user Profile Hi Guys and Gals How would i go about createing a new adminestrater acount with the old adminestrater files? What i want to do is change the user name under documents and settings. Its a windows folder so it says i can't rename or delete. I want to keep the profile but change the name. Can someone help me out with this. Thanks -- Carl G      |
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| Re: How to copy a user Profile Carl G wrote: > Hi Guys and Gals > How would i go about createing a new adminestrater acount with the old > adminestrater files? > What i want to do is change the user name under documents and > settings. Its a windows folder so it says i can't rename or delete. > I want to keep the profile but change the name. > Can someone help me out with this. > Thanks > As you have discovered, you can't just change the username but must instead create a new user account and then copy over the data and settings from the old account. You must log in once to the new account before you can copy anything to it. Copy a User Account - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811151 HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP - http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;279783 Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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| Re: How to copy a user Profile Carl G wrote: > Hi Guys and Gals > How would i go about createing a new adminestrater acount with the old > adminestrater files? > What i want to do is change the user name under documents and > settings. Its a windows folder so it says i can't rename or delete. > I want to keep the profile but change the name. > Can someone help me out with this. > Thanks > As you have discovered, you can't just change the username but must instead create a new user account and then copy over the data and settings from the old account. You must log in once to the new account before you can copy anything to it. Copy a User Account - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811151 HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP - http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;279783 Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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