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How can I copy settings including the desktop to another user?
I am the only one that uses the computer and want to copy my settings from my administrator account to a limited account so I do not use the administrator account for every day use
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But it seems that if there were a way to do this, that the other user would have administrator rights as well. Is that what you really want?
No. I wanted to have a limited account for myself for security while browsing the internet. Here is what I found on how to do it.
1. Once you?ve created a new user account and tailored the contents of the profile folder you may use this same profile for all other users. By duplicating it you can save yourself a great deal of time and effort.
2. The easiest method is to copy the profile over to a newly created user account. In Control Panel click System Properties -> Advanced tab and select ?Settings under User Profiles?. Highlight the user profile that you?d like to duplicate and click Copy To.
3. Next, click the Browse button and locate C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME, where ?username? is the user account name you?d like to copy the profile over to. Click OK then OK again to complete the copy process.
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