ProfileList doesn't match Documents and Settings

[Jim]

I inherited a computer with Windows 2000 Professional and
I'm trying to figure out the correlation between the
ProfileList in the registry and the Documents and Settings
in Windows Explorer.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList has 4 entries. Their
ProfileImage Path data are:
%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\Earl
%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\Sandy
%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\Earl.SANDYHOME
%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\Administrator

Windows Explorer has these directories:
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
C:\Documents and Settings\Sandy

Should there be a one-to-one correlation between the two?
Can I delete the registry entries that don't have a
corresponding directory in Explorer?

 

[Dave Patrick]

:
| I inherited a computer with Windows 2000 Professional and
| I'm trying to figure out the correlation between the
| ProfileList in the registry and the Documents and Settings
| in Windows Explorer.
|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
| NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList has 4 entries. Their
| ProfileImage Path data are:
| %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\Earl
| %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\Sandy
| %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\Earl.SANDYHOME
| %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\Administrator
|
| Windows Explorer has these directories:
| C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator
| C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
| C:\Documents and Settings\Sandy
|
| Should there be a one-to-one correlation between the two?
* No

| Can I delete the registry entries that don't have a
| corresponding directory in Explorer?
* Unless you have a compelling reason to do so it's always best to leave the
registry alone.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
:
| I inherited a computer with Windows 2000 Professional and
| I'm trying to figure out the correlation between the
| ProfileList in the registry and the Documents and Settings
| in Windows Explorer.
|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
| NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList has 4 entries. Their
| ProfileImage Path data are:
| %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\Earl
| %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\Sandy
| %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\Earl.SANDYHOME
| %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\Administrator
|
| Windows Explorer has these directories:
| C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator
| C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
| C:\Documents and Settings\Sandy
|
| Should there be a one-to-one correlation between the two?
* No

| Can I delete the registry entries that don't have a
| corresponding directory in Explorer?
* Unless you have a compelling reason to do so it's always best to leave the
registry alone.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect



.

Yes, I know. But I made an image of the C drive so I can
restore it if I mess it up. I'd like to understand that
part of the registry.

Do you know any place on the Web that explains the
ProfileList entries in detail? In particular, I'd like to
understand the "Earl.SANDYHOME" entry. I haven't found
anything that detailed.

 

[Dave Patrick]

It's probably one of a few possibilities.

1.) The user logged onto a domain at one time. On a
newly-joined-to-the-domain PC if you logon to the pc first, then to the
domain you would end up with two profiles.
%username%
and
%username%.%userdomain%
Else if you logon to the domain first, then to the pc you would end up with
%username%
and
%username%.%computername%

2.) The original profile is corrupt.
3.) An in-place upgrade was performed.

These articles may also help.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=322014
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314045
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=156826
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=214470

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


| Yes, I know. But I made an image of the C drive so I can
| restore it if I mess it up. I'd like to understand that
| part of the registry.
|
| Do you know any place on the Web that explains the
| ProfileList entries in detail? In particular, I'd like to
| understand the "Earl.SANDYHOME" entry. I haven't found
| anything that detailed.
|

 

[Jim]

Thanks, Dave. I appreciate your help.