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| 420204 | 2006-01-11 21:25:00 | I'm using XP Pro, currently logged on as "User" with admin privilages. Is there any easy way to copy all the settings/programs/desktop to the "administrator" account. | Helplesss (272) | ||
| 420205 | 2006-01-11 22:04:00 | Probably easiest way would be to create another user with admin rights. Restart the machine and log in as this new user. Go to the contol panel and open System. Go to the Advanced tab and click the Settings button under User Profiles. Select the line that the 'User' the username (the one you want the settings from) then click Copy To. Under Copy Profile to click Browse and browse to C:\Documents and Settings folder and select the Administrator folder and click OK. If there is no Administrator folder here you will have to log in as Administrator first as it will then create this folder. That will then copy all settings, documents, desktop etc to the Administrator login. IT WILL ALSO WIPE EVERYTHING THAT ADMINISTRATOR CURRENTLY HAS SO BACKUP ANYTHING YOU MIGHT NEED FIRST! Once you have done that log in as Administrator and it should look like you have logged in as 'User'. You can then go and remove the new user you made at the start. |
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| 420206 | 2006-01-11 23:57:00 | Microsoft also has a Office settings transfer wizard, assuming you're using Office. | kingdragonfly (309) | ||
| 420207 | 2006-01-12 03:05:00 | Of course, this is a Bad Thing. If Windows XP has any securuty, it relies on users not being Administrator, or having adminstrator privilege. The Adminsitrator account is meant to be for setting up the system. The system is meant to be used by "users", who haven't got total privileges. If you already have Admisitrator privilege on the user account, why bother changing.? |
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| 420208 | 2006-01-12 03:48:00 | Thanks for the reply, worked a treat. We run some software here that requires all comps to be logged into the network as "administrator". Don't ask me why, its just the way it is. |
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