Re: duplicating user

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From: Steve N. (NoOne_at_nunya.biz)
Date: 04/18/04 

Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 14:56:53 GMT

I would NOT recomemnd renaming the Administrator folder, what's gonna
happen when they log in as Administrator again?

All you have to do is copy the administrator profile to Default User folder.

Steve

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> "Bill H." <wh@photosourcefolio.com> wrote in message
> news:eqAj8ORJEHA.268@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>
>>I finally finished setting up a win2k computer while logging in as
>>Administrator, installing software, desktop icons, networking, screen
>>savers, etc.
>>
>>Now, I want to set up/change the user login to something other than
>>administrator, but I want to retain access to all the programs and desktop
>>settings that were set up while I was logged in as admin.
>>
>>How do I do that?
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>--
>>Bill
>>
>>
>
>
> 1. Create a second admin account (you should have one
> anyway, in case the password for the main account
> ever goes south).
> 2. Log on under the second admin account.
> 3. Make the hidden "Default User" profile folder visible.
> 4. Rename it to "Default User.org" (just in case . . .).
> 5. Rename the Administrator's profile folder to "Default User".
> 6. Check the folder "Default User\Desktop". If you find any
> shortcuts in there, move them to "All Users\Desktop".
>
> All new users will now have the properties that you had
> as an administrator, but not the permissions.
>
>

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