Setting up local accounts

[Wallace]

I want to copy files from the Administrator account to a local account and
run XP as a local user. I'm slightly confused by how to move the files over.
Can you use the Administrator account to create the relevant directories or
should you copy everything to the C drive from the Admin account and then
copy the files out of there in the local account?

I've tried adding the files to

C:\Documents and Settings\New Account Name\My Documents

in new account name. But this doesn't appear in the local account.

Can anyone help?

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

I want to copy files from the Administrator account to a local account
and run XP as a local user. I'm slightly confused by how to move the
files over. Can you use the Administrator account to create the
relevant directories or should you copy everything to the C drive from
the Admin account and then copy the files out of there in the local
account?

Follow these steps if not already done:

"How to create and configure user accounts in Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279783

Next, follow these steps if applicable:

"How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151

Additional information:
"How to create a custom default user profile"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319974