Copy a Profile to another profile

if your XP (or server 2003)

To copy a user profile
Open System in Control Panel.
On the Advanced tab, under User Profiles, click Settings.
Under Profiles stored on this computer, click the user profile you want to copy, and then click Copy To.
 to  specify where the new profile will be saved

In Copy profile to, type the location for the new profile, or click Browse to select the path.

To specify who is permitted to use the copied profile

In Permitted to use, click Change.
In the Select User or Group dialog box, in Enter the object name to select, add the user, group, or built-in security principle or click Object Types to select an object type.
To specify a domain to search, in the Select User or Group dialog box, click Locations, and then select the domain
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To further narrow your search, in the Select User or Group dialog box, click Advanced.

Click OK

How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811151

are there any utilities that can do it instead of using that?

if its in different domains
1665 » How do I copy a user profile from one domain to another domain?
http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBD/tip1600/rh1665.htm

>>are there any utilities that can do it instead of using that?

why how many are you doing

if its a lot consider using a default profile for everybody, look here

http://isg.ee.ethz.ch/tools/realmen/det/skel.en.html

Im just doing this one user. Same Domain.

2k or xp?

2000

IMPORTANT: To copy use one user profile to a new user profile you have to be logged in as the Administrator.

Here are the steps for copying User Profiles in Windows 2000:


Click the Start button, point to Settings, click Control Panel.
Double click the System Icon, select the User Profiles tab.
In the Profiles Stored on the Computer dialog box, click the User Profile you want to copy (ex. Administrator) then click the Copy To button.
In the Copy To window and In the Copy Profile To dialog box, either type the location for the new profile or click the Browse button to select the path for the new profile.
If you select Browse, the Browse for Folder opens. Do the Following:

Click the Plus (+) next to C:\.

Click the Plus (+) next to Documents and Settings.
Select the User Profile you wish to copy to. Click OK.
This will bring you back to the Copy To window. Click OK.
A Confirm Copy window will open. Click Yes.
Log off as Administrator and Log in as the other user.


Is the way

Pete

I know the way in Win2000 I am looking for a seperate utility.

for one user - why??

because that way didnt work...

Then I would suggest that something is corrupt - have you tried a repair install?

I do this by copying the whole contents of a user folder to the new user folder

I log on as someone different then the two users in question.  (as and admin)

then i go to Documents and Settings and copy the contents of USER A folder and paste it into USER B

Logon as User B and you have the same settings, favorites, etc. as USER A

did you copy them over as administrator??

"did you copy them over as administrator?? "

yes

Yes

BUT , If i want to Copy USER A  to my Adminitrator folder It won't work because im logged on as that user and therefore files are in use.  So i have to create a new admin temorarily and then copy then folder.

did you restart the machine before you copied?  B/C if a user profile has been accessed since the last restart it will not copy all of that profile.