I created a new administrator and lost all my settings...

[Brian]

I wanted to change the name from administrator to my own
but it appeared that the only way was to create a new
administrator. I did this and lost the old one and all of
it's settings. Now I am stuck with this new "bare bones"
administrator HOW CAN I RETRIEVE MY OLD SETTINGS AND COPY
THEM TO A NEW NAME?

[rifleman]

"Brian" > wrote in message
...
> I wanted to change the name from administrator to my own
> but it appeared that the only way was to create a new
> administrator. I did this and lost the old one and all of
> it's settings. Now I am stuck with this new "bare bones"
> administrator HOW CAN I RETRIEVE MY OLD SETTINGS AND COPY
> THEM TO A NEW NAME?

As you don't say what version you are using, in Home Edition boot in to Safe
Mode. In Pro, press Ctl-Alt-Del twice at the Welcome Screen. You can then
log in as The Administrator.

Please note - it is NOT good practice to use the built-in Administrator
account for day to day use - keep it for emergency access when your daily
log-in fails.

[Peter Hutchison]

On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 08:34:28 -0800, "Brian" >
wrote:

>I wanted to change the name from administrator to my own
>but it appeared that the only way was to create a new
>administrator. I did this and lost the old one and all of
>it's settings. Now I am stuck with this new "bare bones"
>administrator HOW CAN I RETRIEVE MY OLD SETTINGS AND COPY
>THEM TO A NEW NAME?

You created a new user hence it his its own bare bones settings.
You need to switch back to the other user via Login screen with your
old settings.
BTW, You can copy settings from one user to another via the User
Profiles tab on System control panel.

1. Open System control panel
2. Click Advanced
3. Click User Profiles Settings
4. Select a User from list (must NOt be one you are using)
5. Click 'Copy To'
6. In the 'Copy profile to' box, select the 'existing' directory where
you want the settings copied to
e.g. c:\Documents and settings\<username>
7. For Permitted to use, select a username that has rights for this
profile (same name as username above).

Peter Hutchison
Windows FAQ
http://www.pcguru.plus.com/

[rifleman]

"Peter Hutchison" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 08:34:28 -0800, "Brian" >
> wrote:
>
> >I wanted to change the name from administrator to my own
> >but it appeared that the only way was to create a new
> >administrator. I did this and lost the old one and all of
> >it's settings. Now I am stuck with this new "bare bones"
> >administrator HOW CAN I RETRIEVE MY OLD SETTINGS AND COPY
> >THEM TO A NEW NAME?
>
> You created a new user hence it his its own bare bones settings.
> You need to switch back to the other user via Login screen with your
> old settings.
> BTW, You can copy settings from one user to another via the User
> Profiles tab on System control panel.
>
> 1. Open System control panel
> 2. Click Advanced
> 3. Click User Profiles Settings
> 4. Select a User from list (must NOt be one you are using)
> 5. Click 'Copy To'
> 6. In the 'Copy profile to' box, select the 'existing' directory where
> you want the settings copied to
> e.g. c:\Documents and settings\<username>
> 7. For Permitted to use, select a username that has rights for this
> profile (same name as username above).
>
> Peter Hutchison
> Windows FAQ
> http://www.pcguru.plus.com/
>

[rifleman]

"Peter Hutchison" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 08:34:28 -0800, "Brian" >
> wrote:
>
> >I wanted to change the name from administrator to my own
> >but it appeared that the only way was to create a new
> >administrator. I did this and lost the old one and all of
> >it's settings. Now I am stuck with this new "bare bones"
> >administrator HOW CAN I RETRIEVE MY OLD SETTINGS AND COPY
> >THEM TO A NEW NAME?
>
> You created a new user hence it his its own bare bones settings.
> You need to switch back to the other user via Login screen with your
> old settings.
> BTW, You can copy settings from one user to another via the User
> Profiles tab on System control panel.
>
> 1. Open System control panel
> 2. Click Advanced
> 3. Click User Profiles Settings
> 4. Select a User from list (must NOt be one you are using)
> 5. Click 'Copy To'
> 6. In the 'Copy profile to' box, select the 'existing' directory where
> you want the settings copied to
> e.g. c:\Documents and settings\<username>
> 7. For Permitted to use, select a username that has rights for this
> profile (same name as username above).
>
> Peter Hutchison
> Windows FAQ
> http://www.pcguru.plus.com/
>


be advised - do NOT use the built-in Administrator Account for day-to day
use. Create a User Account and assign it Administrator rights. keep "The
Administrator" for emergencies.