Copy User Account

[Pat]

Windows XP Pro, I need to copy an account (let's call it AdminAccount) that has
administrator privileges, to a new account that I need to create (let's call it
UserNew) - the new UserNew account will be a user-level account. I need to copy all
settings from AdminAccount to UserNew, including desktop and start menu. (However, IE6
in AdminAccount only has a few favorites, so if I don't copy them over it's no biggie.)

AdminAccount will be deleted later.

Recommendations on the web include manually copying over USER.DAT and such, but I'm not
sure if that's the safest method?

What's the best/safest way to do this?

Thanks,

Pat

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Windows XP Pro, I need to copy an account (let's call it AdminAccount)
that has
administrator privileges, to a new account that I need to create (let's
call it
UserNew) - the new UserNew account will be a user-level account. I need to
copy all
settings from AdminAccount to UserNew, including desktop and start menu.
(However, IE6
in AdminAccount only has a few favorites, so if I don't copy them over
it's no biggie.)

AdminAccount will be deleted later.

Recommendations on the web include manually copying over USER.DAT and
such, but I'm not
sure if that's the safest method?

What's the best/safest way to do this?

Thanks,

Pat

Replacing User.dat is inappropriate and insufficient. Do this
instead:
1. Log on as the new user, e.g. as JDoe.
2. Reboot the machine.
3. Log on as an administrator (but NOT as "AdminAccount"!)
4. Follow this path: Start / Control Panel / System / Advanced /
User Profiles / Settings.
5. Click on AdminAccount, then click Copy To.
6. Specify "c:\documents and settings\JDoe".
7. Ignore the warning.
7. Log on as JDoe.

 

[Anando [MVP]]

Hello Pat,

How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151

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