User Setup

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Kiser

I've recently set up a new user called "Family".

When I log on under Family, under documents and settings,
I have two folders:

one named "Family",
the other named "Family.HP-F035E82C816E"

What's weird is that my active desktop is the one
under "Family.HP-f035E82C816DE" but if I save a document,
it's saved to the "documents" subfolder under the "Family"
folder.

How do I get the two "Family" folders to combine?

I've tried removing the Family user and readding it but
this setup comes back again.

Thanks
 
Hi Kiser,

If your computer is a member of a domain, please speak to your Administrator. If
this is your personal home computer and you are the Administrator you may be able to
solve this problem by manually copying the files from the current profile folder to
the appropriate user profile folder. Then editing the ProfileList registry key so
that the profile image path points to the appropriate user profile folder. For more
information, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base Articles:

KB314045 - HOW TO Restore a User Profile in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=314045

KB228445 - User Profile Storage in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=228445

Before you edit the registry I recommend that you understand how to backup, edit and
restore the registry. For more information, see:

KB256986 - Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=256986

KB322755 - HOW TO: Backup, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=322755

Windows Registry Guide - Windows Registry FAQ
http://www.winguides.com/article.php?id=1&guide=registry

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Carrie Garth, Microsoft MVP for Windows 2000
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: "Kiser" <Kiser4 AT sbcglobal DOT net>
: Wrote in message : Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 09:15 AM
: I've recently set up a new user called "Family".
:
: When I log on under Family, under documents and settings,
: I have two folders:
:
: one named "Family",
: the other named "Family.HP-F035E82C816E"
:
: What's weird is that my active desktop is the one
: under "Family.HP-f035E82C816DE" but if I save a document,
: it's saved to the "documents" subfolder under the "Family"
: folder.
:
: How do I get the two "Family" folders to combine?
:
: I've tried removing the Family user and readding it but
: this setup comes back again.
:
: Thanks
 
Try the following: Create a new folder and call
it "Temp" //Copy the "Family" & "Family.HP..." stuff
into "Temp" // Delete both folders ("Family"
& "Family.HP...") // Rename the remaining temp folder that
has all files from the original two "Family" // Hope this
helps //
 
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