How To Copy User Profile In Windows 7

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Windows 7 - copy / duplicate a user contour

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In WinXP, information technology'southward adequately straightfoward to copy / indistinguishable a user profile using Command Panel > System > Advanced tab, User Profiles section, Settings via the "Re-create To" push. Unfortunately, in Windows 7, the "Copy To" button is just active when the Default contour is highlighted. Later on searching around quite a scrap, I was able to find a way to copy / indistinguishable a Windows 7 user profile using the WinXP approach. I've only copied Admin level user profile to Admin level user profile but I call up 1 tin can also re-create Standard level user profile to Standard level user profile if one is logged into an Admin level contour while doing the copy/duplicate. I'1000 going to outline the steps--looks more than involved and daunting than it actually is to exercise--but I've besides created a PDF which I've attached.

Windows 7 - How to Copy / Duplicate an Existing User Profile

Note1:
Many online search results will lead you to a Microsoft folio on repairing a corrupt profile but this approach does a (subversive) move of the originating user profile data which essentially destroys that contour (only the AppData\Local folder remains in the originating user profile) then the approach outlined on the Microsoft corrupt profile repair folio is NOT recommended.

Notation 2:
To use the procedures outlined below, y'all will need at least 3 user profiles :

1. The originatinguserprofile –the re-create-from user contour

two. The receivinguserprofile–the copy-to user contour (see section: II Preliminary 2 Create a New User ccount/Contour)

3. The workinguserprofile–the user contour from which yous do the copying (see section: 2 Preliminary ii Create a New User Business relationship/Profile)

I. Preliminary ane - Windows Enabler (gratis):

Note: This little app will allow you to "activate" (un-grey) the "Copy To" button in Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > Advanced tab > User Profiles

1. Download the Windows Enabler 1.1 application

Note: This link was updated on 2/12/xvi because the original link was no longer valid. This softpedia.com link download has been tested and is valid (malware and virus complimentary) as of two/12/sixteen.

2. Create a new binder in C:\ --let's name it EnablerApp--and copy the windowsenablerv1.1.zero file from your download area to this new folder

3. Unzip the naught file into the folder you created in Step ii

4. Highlight Windows Enabler.exe, right click, choose Properties > Compatibility tab and CHECKmark "Run this program as Administrator"

5. Run into Three. Copy/Duplicate Existing User Profile, Steps ii-four, eight and 13 below on when to use this application

Ii. Preliminary 2 - Create a new user profile:

Annotation: As noted to a higher place, you need at least three user profiles so if you only have one existing user contour (presumably, what volition exist the originatinguserprofile), you volition need to, create 2 new user accounts using the procedures outlined in this department–ane to employ as the receivinguserprofile, and i to use as the workinguserprofile.

1. Control Panel > User Accounts > Manage Another Account > Create New Account

2. Enter the new user profile proper noun, select the user account blazon and the user picture–this will exist our receivinguserprofile.

Notation: This process of copy/duplicating has been done only from Admin level user profile to Admin level user profile and while it should work from Standard level to Standard level, that has not been tested..

3. Reboot and log in to the new user account to initialize it

iv.

Repeat Steps 1-3 if you lot need to create another new user account to use every bit the workinguserprofile.

3. Copy/Duplicate Existing User Profile:

Notation: Equally noted above, for the copy/indistinguishable procedure to work yous must accept at least 3 user accounts . Yous must exist logged in to the workinguserprofile to perform the copy/duplicate process. In other words, y'all cannot be logged in to the user contour from which ( originatinguserprofile) you wish to copy/indistinguishable or the user profile to which ( receivinguserprofile) yous are copying/duplicating.

1. If you are non logged in to your workinguserprofile, reboot and login to it

2. Open up Explorer and navigate to the EnablerApp folder in C:\ (see I. Preliminary 1, Steps ane-3)

3. Double click on Windows Enabler.exe --"run every bit admin" set?

iv. An icon will appear in the Notifications area--depending on how you lot have set Notifications to brandish, you may need to click on the Upward-arrow icon to the left of the Notifications area, choose "Customize", notice the Windows Enabler icon and set it to "Show Icon and Notifications"

v. Control Console > Organization > Advanced System Settings > Advanced tab > User Profiles section

six. Click on the "Settings" button in the "User Profiles" department

seven. Highlight the user profile proper noun you wish to copy from –this is the originatinguserprofile. Annotation that the "Copy To" button (downwards to the right) will be greyed out (information technology's active but when the Default user profile is highlighted)

viii. Click on the Windows Enabler icon in the Notifications area ONCE --note that the Windows Enabler icon in Notifications now displays "ON" --depending on how y'all take set Notifications to display, yous may need to click on the Up-arrow icon to the left of the Notifications surface area, choose "Customize", discover the Windows Enabler icon and prepare it to "Show Icon and Notifications"

ix. Click on the the "Copy To" button ONCE and it becomes active (no longer greyed out)

x. Click on the "Copy To" button again and the Copy To window volition display

eleven. In the "Copy Contour To" section of the "Copy To" window:

a. Click on the "Browse" button

b.

Navigate to C:\Users\ receivinguserprofile and highlight it (where receivinguserprofile is the user profile to which you are copying and created in Ii. Preliminary 2, Steps ane-3)

c.

Click the "OK" button and the (file) location volition be loaded in to the "Copy Profile To" sub-window–you lot should see something like C:\Users\receivinguserprofile (where receivinguserprofile is the user contour to which you are copying and created in II. Preliminary 2, Steps 1-3)

12. In the "Permitted to Use" department of the "Copy To" window:

a. Click on the "Change" push button

b.

In the "Enter the object name to be selected (examples):" section of the "Modify" window, type in the receivinguserprofile user profile proper noun (where receivinguserprofile is the user profile you are copying to), click on the "OK" button

c.

"OK" and "Aye" to the "Supervene upon existing data" query of the user profile you are copying to, "OK" out

xiii. Click on the Windows Enabler icon in the Notification expanse and the "ON" will disappear (effectively, you've turned Windows Enabler off)

14. Reboot and login to newly copied user profile ( receivinguserprofile). The desktop icons, desktop colour and other settings should exist identical to the user profile you copied from ( originatinguserprofile).

The but exception to the copy/duplicate is C:\Users\ receivinguserprofile\AppData\Local (where receivinguserprofile is the user contour yous copied to) which does not appear to be copied from your original (copied from, originatinguserprofile) user contour in the process.

If there are any applications which load in your original (copied from, originatinguserprofile) user profile from AppData\Local, you lot may need to log in to your workinguserprofile so manually copy the advisable AppData\Local subfolders from your original (copied from, originatinguserprofile) user profile to the AppData\Local in the new (copied to, receivinguserprofile) user profile. My Datacolor Spyder3Elite monitor calibration load-at-startup application needed to be copied from my original (copied from, originatinguserprofile) user profile AppData\Local\ to my new (copied to, receivinguserprofile) user profile AppData\Local\

Annotation: The following link might exist useful as it has screen shots of the Windows Enabler application:
http://www.smattie.com/2012/04/02/ha...-in-windows-seven/

See beneath for the link to the PDF of the procedure outlined above.

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Concluding edited by terrie; 02-12-2016 at xi:21 PM. Reason: update/re-edit Note: original link to "Windows Enabler" app has been changed considering original link is no longer valid

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