Re: configuring multiple users in WinXP

Thank you for your reply. What you say is indeed was I gessed, but my
question is how to correct this ? My computer runs with the "Simple file
sharing" mode, so that there is not a lot of permissions I can give or deny.
The account under which I tried to make the copy of the ssttings of test1 to
the Default User has administrative rights. Are you suggesting that I should
uncheck the "Simple flile sharing" and give manually permissions to the
Administrator to each folder in the "Documents and Settings" of test1 ?
Kind regards,
Paul.

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> 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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