Can't shift user settings

[Robert S]

I've got Win XP Pro with SP2 installed.

When I try to copy my local user profile using Control panel -> Advanced ->
User profiles, the "Delete" and "Copy to" buttons are greyed out and I can't
copy my settings. I am doing this from an Administrator account.

Several other accounts aren't greyed out.

How can I copy my settings?

 

[Rock]

I've got Win XP Pro with SP2 installed.

When I try to copy my local user profile using Control panel -> Advanced ->
User profiles, the "Delete" and "Copy to" buttons are greyed out and I can't
copy my settings. I am doing this from an Administrator account.

Several other accounts aren't greyed out.

How can I copy my settings?

You can't copy the one you're logged on to.

 

[Robert S]

You can't copy the one you're logged on to.

I'm not logged into that account. I am logged in as "Administrator", and I
wish to copy settings belonging to "john" to "robert".

 

[Rock]

I'm not logged into that account. I am logged in as "Administrator", and I
wish to copy settings belonging to "john" to "robert".

Have you logged on to both those other accounts at least once? There is
a previous post by Gussy, I think, with answers addressing this issue.

 

[Kelly]

Copy a User Profile:

Open System in Control Panel. On the User Profiles tab, and under Profiles
stored on this computer, click the user profile you want to copy, and then
click Copy To.

In the Copy To dialog box, under Copy profile to, type the location for the
new profile, or click Browse to select the path.
Click Change to open the Choose User dialog box, click a new user from the
Names list, and then click Add. The new user name will appear in Add Name.
Click OK to add the user as a new user profile on your computer.

Note: You must be logged on as an administrator to the local computer to
copy user profiles. To open a Control Panel item, click Start, point to
Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click the appropriate icon.

Note 2: You cannot copy the account you are currently logged in on. You
must log into another account.

Note 3: If you create a new account, you must logon once before you copy
another account over top of it. Windows creates the user profile at logon,
not at account creation, and it will not use the copy you created before
that first logon, it will create a user.COMPUTERNAME folder instead.

Note 4: To resolve this issue, verify that the user account is not logged
on before you try to copy its profile. If you are currently logged on as
this user, log off, log on again by using a different user account, and then
copy the profile. If
you are not logged on as the user account that you are trying to copy, that
account may be logged on in a different session (using Fast User Switching).

To force that account to be logged off, start Task Manager, click the Users
tab, click the user account, and then click Logoff.

To work around this behavior, you can also create a user who has
administrative privileges, log on as that user, and then copy the profile of
the first user.


--
In memory of our dear friend, MVP Alex Nichol: http://www.dts-l.org/

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

 

[Robert S]

Have you logged on to both those other accounts at least once? There is a

previous post by Gussy, I think, with answers addressing this issue.

Yes. I use the account that has the options greyed out all the time.