Re: configuring multiple users in WinXP

Your problem is probably caused by an inappropriate permission
structure in the Default User folder, or by your admin account
having insufficient access rights to that folder. Unless you get
your NTFS permissions right, you're wasting your time when
attempting to copy profiles. There is absolutely no point in
testing the Default User profile if errors are reported during
the copy process.


"Paul (Bornival)" <PaulBornival@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C2109F9A-754D-4C7E-99CF-666F741FACA0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Dear Pegasus,
>
> I come back to this thread, because I eventually got a series of problems
> with my attempts of giving a new user (test2) an environment similar to a
> test1 user. I could not come earlier to this forum becasue I was
travelling.
>
>
> I followed your suggestions (configuring the test1 user as I wished,
> rebooting the machine, logging as an Administrator [different from test1
> user], and copying the profile of the test1 user to the "default user" by
My
> computer -> properties -> Advanced -> User profile and there copying the
> user "basic" to "default".
>
> However, the copy failed after a few files with the message that there was
a
> permission violation. If I repeat the procedure, I got also a failure,
but
> with a different message and about a different file... So it seems that
the
> copying process is unable to go to completion.
>
> The trouble is that
> (a) the default user was *apparently* not changed, in the sense that when
> creating a new user (say test2), its environment is *not* that of test1
but
> looks like the one one gets when creating a new user normally ...
> (b) however, some subtle differences existed, among one which was
> particularly annoying and which is that the keyboard and thhe
"International"
> environment of the newly created user (test2) was no longer the keyboard
> (Belgian French) and the International environment (Belgian French with
euro
> currency) of test1 or of the Administrator, but a US keyboard and a US
> environment... I could correct the keyboard (by deleting the US keyboard
and
> adding a Belgian French keyboard, but I could *not* change the
International
> Environment (it always reverted to the US environment). The only way I
was
> able to retrieve a normal basic configuration for keyboard International
> environment when creating a new user was to make a repair of Windows.
>
> So, my questions, if I may ask them, is
> - what has prevented the Default User to correctly acquire the
configuration
> of test1 ?
> - alternatively, is there any other mean to obtain the effect I am looking
> for (i.e. have test2 having a similar environment of test1 without having
to
> make all the configuration manually ?
>
> Kind regards,
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
> > The User#2 profile is probably greyed out because you did
> > not reboot after using that account, as per the first step in
> > my original response.
> >
> > Copying profiles manually is possible but may fail to copy hidden
> > or locked files. You should use the inbuilt method.
> >
> >
> > "Paul (Bornival)" <PaulBornival@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
> > news:A1752785-43BF-49FA-AE09-E2FDFC2959D9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Dear Pegasus,
> > > Thank you for your fast reply (see copy hereunder). I tried what you
> > > suggested, but the only profile I can copy is that of "Administrator"
(the
> > > machine I am experimenting with has 3 profiles: "Administrator";
"User#1"
> > > with administrator's priviledges; and "User#2" with user's
priviledges.
> > It
> > > is "User#2" that I want to clone. The "Copy" button is greyed when I
> > select
> > > that profile. Now, from what you write, I wonder if I may not simply
copy
> > > all files in "C:\Documents and Settings\User#2" to "C:\Documenst and
> > > Settings\Default User" (thus, overwriting the properties of the basic
> > > "Default User"). Then, indeed, the Default User should have the same
> > > configuration as User#2 ... Would that work or would I have problems
with
> > > identities ?
> > >
> > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > - Reboot the machine.
> > > > - Log on under an account other than your "Typical" account.
> > > > - Go to Control Panel / System / Advanced / User Profiles
> > > > - Use the "Copy" button to copy the "Typical" account
> > > > to the hidden folder "c:\documents and settings\default user".
> > > >
> > > > Every account you create from now on will have the properties
> > > > of he "Typical" account.


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