Re: restoring user profile

I did but I got the inevitable error "Cannot rename a user profile with the a
name that already exist. Specify a different file name" Shall we try the
pointing method now

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> hpum wrote:
> > Unfortunately I created a mistake of renaming my document and
> > settings folder and its documents' folder to update it to a more
> > applicable name.
> > As a result a new default user profile was created. How can I revert back
> > so my
> > user account opens the former user profile instead of the new one?
>
> Steve UK wrote:
> > try using the system restore facility
>
> hpum wrote:
> > I did but strangely I was surprise it didn't then solve my problem;
> > when I tried to undo, it didn't let me. Somehow, I even notice it
> > restoring back to a much earlier date then the restore point I chose
>
> This thing confounds me almost as much as those who worry solely about how
> long their PC takes to boot.. In the long run it just doesn't matter as
> long as your PC runs happily.
>
> 1) Create another administrative level user.
> 2) Reboot.
> 3) Log on as the new administrative user.
> 4) Rename the profile that was created for your user when first renamed the
> directory.
> 5) Rename the profile you renamed earlier to the name of the directory you
> just changed the name of.. (If the directory you just renamed in the last
> step was "hpum.000", then rename the originally directory to "hpum.000" now.
> 6) Reboot
> 7) Try logging in as the user in question now.
>
> There's also a method for pointing the profile to another profile
> directory - but let's start with this.. =)
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>
.

Relevant Pages

  • RE: Microsoft Office behaves badly after domain change.
    ... copy/pasting like that you will defintly run into errors unless you reboot. ... You should have rebooted the system and made a backup of the profile. ... Then restore the profile data. ... > logged in as the local administrator, ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.security)
  • Re: MSN Dial Up Wiped Out Mysteriously
    ... Sounds like the profile may be corrupt. ... you can rename the profile(while logged on as ... Spybot-cleaned & Windows Updates fully ... Re-ran Spybot, ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.general)
  • Re: W2008: new location for folder redirection does not work
    ... i didn't say that folder redirection is a tattood policy. ... If the tatoo is stored within the profile on the AD the solution would ... restart without network cable and logged in with local admin, ... cable and login with local admin 10) rename the new pih-folder to ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.general)
  • Re: MSN Dial Up Wiped Out Mysteriously
    ... a corrupted profile can produce all the symptoms I mentioned. ... to somehow create a new account, move things over from the corrupt account, ... dialogue box and click on "Properties" nothing comes up or happens. ... you can rename ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.general)
  • Very strange admin account rename issue
    ... I log on locally the first time with the local admin account, call it ABCDE. ... administrator account" is set to ABCDE as one would expect. ... But normally when I rename the admin account, call it LMNOP, ... the profile that it uses is still Administrator in Docs and Settings (If I ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)