How to Remap to a Replaced Windows XP User Profile
Windows XP allows users to create and customize user profiles. User profiles are individual accounts where users can save documents, files and customize settings without affecting other users on the same computer. If you want to replace your user profile with a new profile, but want to keep identical settings on the new profile, do so by remapping or copying the contents of the old profile over to the new or replacement user profile.
- Difficulty:
- Moderate
Instructions
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Start your computer and log in to a Windows account with administrator privileges. Note that you cannot copy the user profile on an account while logged into it.
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Click on "Start," right-click "My Computer" and select "Properties." A System Properties dialog box appears.
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Click the "Advanced" tab, then click the "Settings" button beneath the "User Profiles" section. A new window with a list of Windows XP user profiles appears.
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Click on the profile you want to remap or copy to a new profile. Click the "Copy To" button. A Copy To window appears.
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Click the "Browse" button, then navigate to the new user account folder you wish to copy the old user profile to, usually located at "C:\Documents and Settings\{User Profile}." Click "OK." A warning dialog box appears.
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Click "Yes" to overwrite the current settings of the new profile with the old profile. Allow the computer to copy all files, documents and settings to the replaced user profile. Note that this may take several minutes.
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Click "OK," then click "Start" and select "Log Off." Click "Log Off" a second time to log out of your current user profile.
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Click the new user profile from the list of accounts at the Windows Welcome screen to access the new profile with the imported settings and documents.
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