Copy user data to new user

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JanC wrote:

> I set up a new user on a PC (the existing user left the company) and
> want to copy all the information from the old user to the new user.
> I've attempted to follow the instructions in the Knowledge base for
> repairing a damaged profile:
> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;811151 I log
> on as 'administrator' and copy the "user1" folder information (except
> for the files listed in the KB article) under "docs and settings" to
> the "user2" folder, but after copying several folders, I get the error
> that "UsrClass" is in use and and the copy stops. For what it's worth,
> both "user1" and "user2" have administrative capabilities. Any ideas
> on how I can get this to work? There are lots of settings that would
> take hours to set up from scratch for the new user.... Thanks in
> advance!

1. Have you logged out - not used Fast User Switching?
2. Have you first logged in as the new user once? If not, you need to do
this. Then log in with a user account that has administrative
privileges which is not either of the accounts involved (copying from
and to).

Malke
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