Hw do I transfer all prgrams and settings from one account to another?

D

Don J

If I define a new account and want to use the new account as my regular
account how do I transfer all my programs and settings from the old account
to the new one?

Don J

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G

Guest

Don J said:
If I define a new account and want to use the new account as my regular
account how do I transfer all my programs and settings from the old account
to the new one?

Don J
 
G

Guest

You can use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, or copy the entire
profile folder manually, whilst logged-on as a third (Admin) user.

In either case, you may hit problems with (badly-written) programs which
create 'absolute' references to locations inside the userprofile. These will
continue to reference, or to store data in, the old folder. Thus, I do not
recommend moving userprofiles.

When setting-up a new PC, especially a laptop, then I always try to grab it
and create a generic profile called 'user' before someone else creates a
'personally-branded' account. For single-user computers this avoids a load of
grief.
 
M

Malke

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