Add user - good idea?

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Is it a good idea to add another username, even if you don't need it,
just in case your username gets screwed up somehow and you can't get
in?

Is there a way to duplicate all the properties of the first user when
setting up another one?

Thanks!
 
It's a good idea, yes. Especially an additional user with Administrator
rights. Create a new user and add it to the Adminstrator group then set a
password. If you forget your Administrator ID password, you'll have this
other one.

KG

| Is it a good idea to add another username, even if you don't need it,
| just in case your username gets screwed up somehow and you can't get
| in?
|
| Is there a way to duplicate all the properties of the first user when
| setting up another one?
|
| Thanks!
|
 
KG said:
It's a good idea, yes. Especially an additional user with Administrator
rights. Create a new user and add it to the Adminstrator group then set a
password. If you forget your Administrator ID password, you'll have this
other one.
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Thanks! When I sep up the new user, is there a way to copy all the
settings/preferences from my original user?
 
from the said:
Thanks! When I sep up the new user, is there a way to copy all the
settings/preferences from my original user?
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If you have XP pro - my computer, properties, advanced, user profiles
copy to .. however you must be logged on as neither the to or from
userID for this to work.
 
GSV Three Minds in a Can said:
If you have XP pro - my computer, properties, advanced, user profiles
copy to .. however you must be logged on as neither the to or from
userID for this to work.
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Is this possible in XP Home?
 
from the said:
Is this possible in XP Home?
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I don't think the facility is there under computer, properties, but you
can achieve much the same thing by copying the profile (and more
particularly the ntuser.dat file) from c:\documents and settings\<old
user> to
c:\documents and settings\<new user>. This file is probably hidden,
system, etc., so you'll need to turn seeing those on (in explorer).
 
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