I'm having problems with my main user profile, so I figured that I could copy the user profile to another user. So I used robocopy with these params
Now I have a copy of my user profile!Code:robocopy c:\users\ame g:\users\ame /COPYALL /E /XJ /R:2 /W:5 /MT:4
But I'm wondering about the owner and the rights?
Who should be the Owner?
Who should have Rights and what should they be?
// Anders
FWIW; On my system, which has not been modified from the defaults at install time, shows the owner of c:\users\tanya as SYSTEM, and the perms with SYSTEM, and Administrators, and Tanya all with full control, and no other rights.
Hello Tanya,
Thanks for the info!
When I look in my user profile I have the same as you
Owner is SYSTEM
and full rights is given to Administrators, SYSTEM and my user.
The problem seems to be that in files and sub-directories the rights and the owner changes. Very often the owner is either Administrators or my user but sometimes there is a unknown owner. Explorer - Properties - Security says: Unable to display current owner
If someone has any idea why this is happening and how to fix it, I would really appreciate a suggestion!
// Anders
No, but I'm thinking about it.
It looks like this Windows installment is on its last leg...
What do I need to think about when copying user profile?
// Anders
Try this first.
WARNING! Make a backup HDD image BEFORE trying this.
<User> = Your user name
"<User> Profile" Properties"Advanced Security Settings for <User>" (Check "Owner") - animated gifAdvanced Security Settings for <User> (Force "Permissions" onto "Child Objects") - animated gifIf that doesn't work and you wish to do a re-install, you could use the "Windows Easy Transfer" tool.Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Windows Easy TransferOR
Open the "Start Menu" and type "easy" in the "Search" box.Note:
I've never used the "Windows Easy Transfer" tool, so I can't advise you on its use.
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