Help needed recreating Default User Profile

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Cletus Stripling

I am helping someone who has a Win XP SP2 system in which the Default
User Profile has basically been deleted. All that exists is the folder
C:\Documents and Settings\Default User. Everything inside has been deleted.

I have created a new profile and customized it and would like to have it
become the Default User profile. when I attempt to copy the new profile
to Default User, I get the following error:

Failed to set security on the Destination Profile.Error-Access is denied

When I look at the permissions on the folder, the Administrator has Full
Control and all rights.

Can anyone point me to a simple explanation on how to re-create the
Default User profile.

Thanks!
 
Are you logged into your User Account, which has Administrator rights or are
you logged into the Administrator account?

Log in as the Administrator account:
* Click Start > Run > type 'control userpasswords2', click OK
* uncheck 'Users must enter a user name & password to use
this computer', click OK.
*At the Logon screen, enter password if you have one
* Restart computer, it should log in as the Administrator
* Copy & Paste Profile

If this isn't working, attempt from 'Safe Mode'

Log into 'Safe Mode':

* Start > Run > type msconfig, click OK > 'BOOT.ini' tab > check SAFEBOOT,
click OK NOTE: If on Local computer, click OK ('MINIMAL' selected by
default)
If on a Network computer, check NETWORK, click OK
* restart computer

To return to Normal Boot Mode:

* Start > Run > type msconfig, OK > General tab >
check 'Normal Startup-load all device drivers & services', click OK

Drew
 
Thanks Drew for the suggestions. Neither works though. I think I am
going to just re-image the system rather than try to fix it. I have
already spent too much time on it.
Cletus
 
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