Re: Administrator Account Poof on XP Pro

From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu)
Date: 08/23/02 

From: "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu>
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 22:38:41 -0700

Try using FAST, the file and settings transfer wizard.
It is on the CD, in support\tools as an installable called
FASTWIZ
You can do it otherwise, but FAST makes Outlook / Outlook
Express transfer particularly easy. Most items in the profile
can simply be copied from the old to the new (do not move).
Some, like mail or NTuser.dat require more effort.
In the meantime, you can double alt-cntrl-del at the
login Welcome screen in order to log in with the prior
Administrator account. (note: this does not work when
switch user has switched users). 

--
Roger Abell
MS MVP (Windows Platform), MCSE, MCDBA, MCT
Associate Expert - Windows XP ExpertZone
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
"Tony Phillips" <tphillips@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
news:d2e701c24a4d$2581b570$39ef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA08...
> Thank you for responding.  The intent was to create other
> accounts and NOT make them admins.  I just discovered that
> my settings didnt transfer before I got that far.  My real
> question is how do I configure my non-admin user account
> to have all the same email, web configurations and
> bookmark settings that I set up under the main
> Administrator account?  Is there a way to transfer them?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >The default Administrator only appears if there is no
> >other account.  If you want you can use TweakUI or
> >a registry edit to force it to be displayed again.
> >You can also rename it to make it less obvious what
> >it is, although if all of your accounts are admins that
> >is a superficial measure.
> >
> >--
> >Roger Abell
> >MS MVP (Windows Platform), MCSE, MCDBA
> >Associate Expert - Windows XP ExpertZone
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >
> >"Tony Phillips" <tphillips@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
> >news:710301c24a43$050e4240$35ef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA11...
> >> I added a new user today and made it administrator.
> >> After rebooting, the Administrator ID account is no
> longer
> >> a choice at the pick user screen. Additionaly all of the
> >> settings (email and browser config, etc)are gone.  How
> do
> >> I transfer those settings from my administrator account
> to
> >> my user account.  I don't want to spend hours
> >> reconfiguring everything.
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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