Copying Profiles - Easy fix? Please help

[Charlie]

Why is it that when I try to do "COPY TO" from the copy profiles section,
its grayed out??? I'm logged in as a 3rd user whom has local admin rights.
I want to copy Profile 1 to Profile 2 . But when I select profile 1, the
button is grayed out?

Please help its driving me nuts.

-C-

 

[Malke]

Why is it that when I try to do "COPY TO" from the copy profiles
section,
its grayed out??? I'm logged in as a 3rd user whom has local admin
rights.
I want to copy Profile 1 to Profile 2 . But when I select profile 1,
the button is grayed out?

Please help its driving me nuts.

-C-

Have you logged into Profile 2 (presumably a new account you've just
made) yet? Do this first.

Malke

 

[Kelly]

Hi Charlie,

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.



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[Steve N.]

Hi Charlie,

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.

You forgot another Note:
Set Folder Options, View to not hide hidden or protected system files.

Steve

 

[Kelly]

Ah, thanks for the note, Steve. This means I will have to go back and read.
(

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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

 

[Steve N.]

Ah, thanks for the note, Steve. This means I will have to go back and read.
(

Oh NO! LOL!

I noticed something else in your same instructions in another thread
about getting to the User Profiles, getting there is not the same
depending on whether using Category View or Classic view in Control
Panel, your description closely fits the Classic view but you left out a
step:

"Open System in Control Panel."

Click Advanced Tab <----- the step you left out

"On the User Profiles tab"
Oh, and it's User Profiles _button_, not tab.

Might I suggest an alternate way of getting there that doesn't alter due
to CP view type:

Right click My Computer, select Properties, Advanced tab, User Profiles
button.

Sorry for nit-picking, just trying to help.

Steve

 

[Kelly]

No problem, Steve. Thanks for letting me know. My site needs mucho
attention/updating. Just don't have the time to do it. Will try and make a
date with myself soon, to do so. )

--

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

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

 

[Steve N.]

No problem, Steve. Thanks for letting me know. My site needs mucho
attention/updating. Just don't have the time to do it. Will try and make a
date with myself soon, to do so. )

You're welcome Kelly. Your site is so awesomely helpful and you've
helped so many folks I wanted to return the favor in a small way. Glad
you took no offence.

Steve