5th July 2002

Who can complete the Windows XP profile crossover from the 20020618 issue? Lockergnomie Benjamin Palmer: "One critical step [a fellow Gnomie] missed was to also change permissions for the Default User profile once the Admin profile is copied over. He is correct in copying over the Administrator profile before he is finished, but you also need to set who can use the profile - or else the permissions of whatever profile you are copying will also be set and only users with equivalent or higher permissions will be allowed use it. The easiest way is to right-click on My Computer | Properties, select the User Profiles tab. Now click the 'Copy to...' button. In the following window, click Browse and select 'C:\ Documents and Settings \ Default User' (you must be viewing all files, as this will be hidden otherwise). Now, once the profile is selected on the lower half of the window, in the Permitted to Use section, click Change and select the Everyone group from the local PC. Click OK, and everything will be set. Anyone who logs in will have the profile similar to the local admin's - and have permission to use the profile that was copied over." Another Lockergnomie, Steve Heck, pointed out MSKB Q258847 for further information.