Re: Changing my account from admin to limited

Sure, Right Click My Computer, Left Click Properties. From the
Details box, click "Advanced" (TAB). In the middle category, User
Profiles, click the Settings button. Single Left Click the ORIGINAL
profile you wish to copy (Select turns it blue). Click the Copy to
button. XP will bring up the Copy To browsing window. Click the
Browse button and navigate to:
C:\Documents & Settings\---'Day-to-Day'---profile name
and Click OK. You may also need to click into the "Permitted to Use"
and add the newly created username. This will clone an existing
profile to a new one.
This is a potentially hazardous process - so go slow and make sure
you get the Source/Destination correct.

"JRS" <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Whatever you decide, taking a System Image 1st would be a good
idea. Are you using XP Home or Professional ?

I would suggest the following:
1.) Create a new Administrator account & Log into it one time.
This will create structures, but have little or no specific
data.
2.) Create a new "Day-to-Day" account for yourself, log in one time
Make this account an Administrator level to begin with.
3.) Log in to the new Administrator account
4.) Copy the profile of your original Administrator account to the new
personal Day-to-Day account. (From System Properties)
5.) Log onto your new Day-to-Day account and verify Documents,
mail & other personal settings.
6.) Log onto the new Administrator account and demote the new
Day-to-Day account to Limited status.

After several days of use, you can remove the new Administrator account
and if desired null out the original Administrator personal data (Docs,
Settings,
and application data settings)

I'm using XP pro,

can you give me a little more detail on how to accomplish:

"Copy the profile of your original Administrator account to the new
personal Day-to-Day account. (From System Properties)"

Thanks

Jon





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