Last year I used domain user account on my notebook. Now I have to leave the
domain, and I want to keep all installed programs, registry information etc.
-- transfer it to local user account.

Is there any conventional way to do this?

Thanks
Alexander Smirnov

Alexander wrote:
> Last year I used domain user account on my notebook. Now I have to leave the
> domain, and I want to keep all installed programs, registry information etc.
> -- transfer it to local user account.
>
> Is there any conventional way to do this?
>
> Thanks
> Alexander Smirnov


How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;811151


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"Bruce Chambers" wrote:


> How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;811151
>

Thank you, Bruce, but this topic does not give any information about how to
keep my HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry information. Yes, I can create new user
profile (to be precise, I have one), but the last step in the article you
recommended is 'Copy files to new user profile'. Many of my programs will
stop working.

In general, there's no need to copy anything anywhere. I would merely like
to transfer my profile from external domain to local -- rename it or change
some links etc. Everything should keep on the place -- I have to change only
credentials.

Alexander wrote:
> "Bruce Chambers" wrote:
>
>
>> How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;811151
>>
>
> Thank you, Bruce, but this topic does not give any information about how to
> keep my HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry information.


Which is just as well, because that would probably cause all sorts of
problems.


> Yes, I can create new user
> profile (to be precise, I have one), but the last step in the article you
> recommended is 'Copy files to new user profile'. Many of my programs will
> stop working.
>

They shouldn't, not if they're installed properly for all users to use.
If they weren't installed correctly the first time, simply reinstall them.


> In general, there's no need to copy anything anywhere. I would merely like
> to transfer my profile from external domain to local -- rename it or change
> some links etc. Everything should keep on the place -- I have to change only
> credentials.
>


It can't be done that way.


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