Documents & settings duplicated

[Guest]

Under documents & settings I have 6 folders:

Administrator
All users
Default
MyName
MyName.ComputerName
Myname.ComputerName.000

Most (not all) of the files in these folders are duplicates. My question is
- can I consolidate everything under one heading? I am the only the only
user and have ownership of all these files. My guess was that the
duplication came from installing/repairing XPPro but the folder creation
dates don't seem to fit this theory.

I was also wondering how the system folder My Documents relates to the My
Documents folder for each of these 6 users?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Administrator

All users
Default

Default Local Disk Folders

Folder Name: Documents and Settings
Contents: Account information for each user who is granted access on the
computer. Each user account is represented by a subfolder assigned the
user name. Folders under each user account folder include My Documents,
Desktop, and Start Menu.

These include:

Documents and Settings\Administrator
Documents and Settings\All Users
Documents and Settings\Default User
Documents and Settings\LocalService
Documents and Settings\NetworkService
Documents and Settings\You

Some of the above are Hidden folders.
These are System folders and shouldn't be deleted.

Administrator is for the Administrator account.

All Users is used for many things. Your Desktop and Start Menu, for
example, display what is in All Users *and* what is in your Desktop and
Start Menu folders.

Default User is used when creating new accounts.

I am not really sure what LocalService & NetworkService are for, but...

LocalService is the NT Authority\Local Service user account, the Windows XP
System account.

Obviously, NetworkService has something to do with networks, the
NetworkService account.

The LocalService and NetworkService accounts perform things like synchronize
the time, etc.

MyName
MyName.ComputerName
Myname.ComputerName.000

Duplicate profile folders exist under the "Documents and Settings" folder
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/restprofile.htm

For Documents and Settings.000 See this thread
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=5575

This explains the .000 & .001
HOW TO: Restore a User Profile in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314045

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If you lose Full Control permissions to your profile folder, in the
%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings folder, Windows 2000 and Windows XP
will create a new one the next time you log on. The new profile is named:

UserName - if the older profile was deleted.

UserName.ComputerName - if the old profile exists.

UserName.ComputerName.000 - if UserName.ComputerName exists.

UserName.ComputerName.001 - if UserName.ComputerName.000 exists.

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How do I recovery a lost local user profile?
http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBJ/tip4600/rh4631.htm

Scroll down to
Match Users to Data
here...
Windows Rejuvenated
http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,119266,pg,3,00.asp



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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Guest]

Thanks for the information.
I followed the instructions and I think it has worked OK but I must have
lost a few settings during all that copying. At startup its as if I am a new
user (Take the tour etc) and a news account is missing along with some online
help. I'm sure I can get these back. Thanks again.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Good luck! ;-)

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