How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile=
The
information in this article applies to:
=
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
=
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
SUMMARY=
Th=
is
article describes how to copy user data from your Windows XP profile to a n=
ew
profile.
When you copy user data into a new profile, the new profile becomes a near
duplicate of the old profile, and contains the same preferences, appearance,
and documents as the old profile. If your old profile is corrupted in some =
way,
you can move the files and settings from the corrupt profile to a new profi=
le.
MORE INFORMATION
Cr=
eate a
New User Profile
1. =
Log on as the Administrator or as a user with
administrator credentials.
2. =
Click Star=
t,
and then click Control Panel.
3. =
Click User
Accounts.
4. =
Click the =
Advanced
tab, and then click Advanced.
5. =
In the left pane, click the Users folder.
6. =
On the Act=
ion
menu, click New User.
7. =
Enter the appropriate user information, and then click=
Create.
Co=
py Files
to the New User Profile
1. =
Log on as a user other than the user whose profile you=
are
copying files to or from.
2. =
Locate the C<=
/span>:\Documents
and Settings\Old_Username
folder, where C is the
drive on which Windows XP is installed, and Old_Username
is the name of the profile you want to copy user data from.
3. =
Press and hold down the CTRL key while you click each =
file
and subfolder in this folder, except the following files:
· =
; &n=
bsp;
Ntuser.dat
· =
; &n=
bsp;
Ntuser.dat.log
· =
; &n=
bsp;
Ntuser.ini
4. =
On the Edi=
t
menu, click Copy.
5. =
Locate the C<=
/span>:\Documents
and Settings\New_Username
folder, where C is the
drive on which Windows XP is installed, and New_Username
is the name of the user profile that you created in the "Create a New =
User
Profile" section.
6. =
On the Edi=
t
menu, click Paste.
7. =
Log off the computer, and then log on as the new user.=