Re: "duplicate" files under Documents and Settings

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"trapper1950@xxxxxxxxxxx" <trapper1950hotmailcom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in message news:64256E3D-F84B-461D-B6D2-07240F7D7395@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
After performing a fresh install of W2K Pro and loading a few
applications, I
found the following folders under Documents and Settings:

1) Administrator
2) Administrator.PT109 (PT109 is the name of the computer).

I've seen this occur with user logins but not with the Administrator
login.
I'd greatly appreciate any info as to the cause and resolution of this
occurance.

For some reason Windows created two profile folders for the
Administrator account. To see which one is current, log on as
administrator, then do this:
- Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}
- Type this command:
echo %UserProfile%{Enter}
If you're sure that you have no personal files in the other profile
folder then you can delete it.


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