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Moving user profile to D:



 
 
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Old August 7th 10, 04:52 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista,microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
Chris K
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Just re-installed Vista + moved 3 users from C:/Users to D:/ +moved all
their old (pre-install) files from old user profile to new user profile on
D:

Still having few issues with permissions/installing

There must be a proper (belt & braces) way to move user profile but how?

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Old August 7th 10, 05:39 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista,microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
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"Chris K" wrote in message news:Ibg7o.56701$LU.1438@hurricane...
Just re-installed Vista + moved 3 users from C:/Users to D:/ +moved all
their old (pre-install) files from old user profile to new user profile on
D:

Still having few issues with permissions/installing

There must be a proper (belt & braces) way to move user profile but how?


Have you Googled ? Here's one way apparently:
http://joshmouch.wordpress.com/2007/...tion-in-vista/


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Old August 7th 10, 06:09 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista,microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
Chris K
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"Dave-UK" wrote in message
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"Chris K" wrote in message
news:Ibg7o.56701$LU.1438@hurricane...
Just re-installed Vista + moved 3 users from C:/Users to D:/ +moved all
their old (pre-install) files from old user profile to new user profile
on D:

Still having few issues with permissions/installing

There must be a proper (belt & braces) way to move user profile but how?


Have you Googled ? Here's one way apparently:
http://joshmouch.wordpress.com/2007/...tion-in-vista/



Yes - seen that particular method - very long winded (search & replace in
registry, etc) and still doesn't address permissions problem

I just drag/dropped the user folder from C:\users to D:\ and then changed
the registry profiles in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList from C: to D:

works but having permissions issues

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Old August 7th 10, 06:30 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista,microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
Dave-UK[_2_]
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Default Moving user profile to D:


"Chris K" wrote in message newsjh7o.57663$LU.50604@hurricane...


"Dave-UK" wrote in message
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"Chris K" wrote in message
news:Ibg7o.56701$LU.1438@hurricane...
Just re-installed Vista + moved 3 users from C:/Users to D:/ +moved all
their old (pre-install) files from old user profile to new user profile
on D:

Still having few issues with permissions/installing

There must be a proper (belt & braces) way to move user profile but how?


Have you Googled ? Here's one way apparently:
http://joshmouch.wordpress.com/2007/...tion-in-vista/



Yes - seen that particular method - very long winded (search & replace in
registry, etc) and still doesn't address permissions problem

I just drag/dropped the user folder from C:\users to D:\ and then changed
the registry profiles in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList from C: to D:

works but having permissions issues


What permissions issues?


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Old August 8th 10, 01:41 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista,microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
Chris K
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Default Moving user profile to D:



"Dave-UK" wrote in message
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"Chris K" wrote in message
newsjh7o.57663$LU.50604@hurricane...


"Dave-UK" wrote in message
...

"Chris K" wrote in message
news:Ibg7o.56701$LU.1438@hurricane...
Just re-installed Vista + moved 3 users from C:/Users to D:/ +moved all
their old (pre-install) files from old user profile to new user profile
on D:

Still having few issues with permissions/installing

There must be a proper (belt & braces) way to move user profile but
how?

Have you Googled ? Here's one way apparently:
http://joshmouch.wordpress.com/2007/...tion-in-vista/



Yes - seen that particular method - very long winded (search & replace in
registry, etc) and still doesn't address permissions problem

I just drag/dropped the user folder from C:\users to D:\ and then changed
the registry profiles in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList from C: to D:

works but having permissions issues


What permissions issues?


After dragging each user from C:\user folder over to D:\ and changing
registry I had few problems installing programs (e.g. Flash wouldn't
install)
I discovered that the cause was that permissions on the user folder was not
the same as the original - after quite bit playing around, changing
ownership etc i managed to match them to the original user folders and seems
to be working OK - it could be an issue with my particular set up - i've
never seen it mentioned elsewhere but i did have the same problem last time
i installed and moved users

 




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