Just re-installed Vista + moved 3 users from C:/Users to D:/ +moved all
their old (pre-install) files from old user profile to new user profile on
D:

Still having few issues with permissions/installing

There must be a proper (belt & braces) way to move user profile but how?

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>> Just re-installed Vista + moved 3 users from C:/Users to D:/ +moved all
>> their old (pre-install) files from old user profile to new user profile
>> on D:
>>
>> Still having few issues with permissions/installing
>>
>> There must be a proper (belt & braces) way to move user profile but how?
>
> Have you Googled ? Here's one way apparently:
> http://joshmouch.wordpress.com/2007/...tion-in-vista/
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>

Yes - seen that particular method - very long winded (search & replace in
registry, etc) and still doesn't address permissions problem

I just drag/dropped the user folder from C:\users to D:\ and then changed
the registry profiles in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList from C: to D:

works but having permissions issues

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>>>> Just re-installed Vista + moved 3 users from C:/Users to D:/ +moved all
>>>> their old (pre-install) files from old user profile to new user profile
>>>> on D:
>>>>
>>>> Still having few issues with permissions/installing
>>>>
>>>> There must be a proper (belt & braces) way to move user profile but
>>>> how?
>>>
>>> Have you Googled ? Here's one way apparently:
>>> http://joshmouch.wordpress.com/2007/...tion-in-vista/
>>>
>>>
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>> Yes - seen that particular method - very long winded (search & replace in
>> registry, etc) and still doesn't address permissions problem
>>
>> I just drag/dropped the user folder from C:\users to D:\ and then changed
>> the registry profiles in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
>> NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList from C: to D:
>>
>> works but having permissions issues
>
> What permissions issues?
>

After dragging each user from C:\user folder over to D:\ and changing
registry I had few problems installing programs (e.g. Flash wouldn't
install)
I discovered that the cause was that permissions on the user folder was not
the same as the original - after quite bit playing around, changing
ownership etc i managed to match them to the original user folders and seems
to be working OK - it could be an issue with my particular set up - i've
never seen it mentioned elsewhere but i did have the same problem last time
i installed and moved users