Re: Restoring User Profile

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From: Dave Patrick (mail_at_NoSpam.DSPatrick.com)
Date: 02/07/04 

Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 07:16:38 -0700

For clarity sake please post the names of each profile (profile to be
restored and current profile). I'm assuming you had the entire profile
backed up somewhere. If not post the details. 

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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"Brian Burgess" wrote:
| No, the profile is not corrupt, I just deleted it by mistake. I am just
not
| clear with the Microsoft instructions with which files to copy (It seems
| strange just to copy My Documents when there are obviously others
associated
| with the user profile) and I am very unclear from the instructions  which
| refers to a new file and which refers to my original.
|
| The original files are definitely good but when I follow the instructions
| with my interpretation I just end up creating another user profile. I am
| obviously being a bit thick on this but I just keep creating another when
I
| log on.

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