I have had a very educational day.

I am no closer to fixing my problem of not having new account
profiles created, but I have watch 4 MS tech try and figure out what
wasn't working. Sigh.

Something is corrupted. And, unfortunately because "we: were
logged into the new Test account, I think the download went into the
twilight zone.

Fnord.

Oh, and if you use robocopy to copy a profile, use the /XJ switch.
Otherwise, you will have Appdata/local/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
Data/Application Data/Application Data unto the 17th or 34th
generation.
Which you cannot delete, because the path/filename is too long.

Fortunately "unlocker.exe" worked. "Unlocked" everything, and
then it was just "delete, delete, delete". (download from
unlocker.emptyloop.com - it has been a boon many times.)

It has been a long day. And tomorrow is going to be another one.

--
pyotr filipivich
The question was asked: "Is Hindsight overrated?"
In retrospect, it appears to be.