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October 4th 09, 03:49 PM
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Restore files to new user location after Vista reinstall.
I re-installed my Vista Home Premium and did not create the exact same
computer and user names I had before. I restored my user files, but they went to a folder that I cannot access (even from my new Admin account). How can I run file restore to my new username on the newly installed machine (HP DV2517 laptop) ? Thanks for any guidance. Steve. 
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October 6th 09, 06:31 PM
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Restore files to new user location after Vista reinstall.
To make Vista access your old profile instead of the new one it's created, you need to modify the ProfileImagePath entry for your useraccount, in the registry. (You will also need to reassign ownership of the folder to your new account) Note that you should do this by modifying your account to point to the existing location, not by renaming or moving the existing folder, which may give rise to trouble with programs which expect files to be in a specific location. "Steve" wrote: I re-installed my Vista Home Premium and did not create the exact same computer and user names I had before. I restored my user files, but they went to a folder that I cannot access (even from my new Admin account). How can I run file restore to my new username on the newly installed machine (HP DV2517 laptop) ? Thanks for any guidance. Steve.
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October 6th 09, 06:31 PM
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Restore files to new user location after Vista reinstall.
To make Vista access your old profile instead of the new one it's created, you need to modify the ProfileImagePath entry for your useraccount, in the registry. (You will also need to reassign ownership of the folder to your new account) Note that you should do this by modifying your account to point to the existing location, not by renaming or moving the existing folder, which may give rise to trouble with programs which expect files to be in a specific location. "Steve" wrote: I re-installed my Vista Home Premium and did not create the exact same computer and user names I had before. I restored my user files, but they went to a folder that I cannot access (even from my new Admin account). How can I run file restore to my new username on the newly installed machine (HP DV2517 laptop) ? Thanks for any guidance. Steve.
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