Bad problem!

[Guest Mhaxx]

This morning my Windows 2000 started using a brand new home directory:

C:\Documents and Settings\MyUserName.DOMAINNAME instead of C:\Documents and

Settings\MyUserName. Why?!

 

This implies many things are lost (desktop, settings, etc): I suppose

Windows found some problem on my original home directory.

 

1) How to fix this problem?

2) And how to back to my original directory home?

 

Please, help!!

 

Thanks,

 

Massimo

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Bad problem!

 

 

"Mhaxx" <supermhaxx@despammed.com> wrote in message

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> This morning my Windows 2000 started using a brand new home directory:

> C:\Documents and Settings\MyUserName.DOMAINNAME instead of C:\Documents

> and

> Settings\MyUserName. Why?!

>

> This implies many things are lost (desktop, settings, etc): I suppose

> Windows found some problem on my original home directory.

>

> 1) How to fix this problem?

> 2) And how to back to my original directory home?

>

> Please, help!!

>

> Thanks,

>

> Massimo

>

>

 

There are several ways to resolve this problem. One is to log on

as administrator, launch regedit.exe and modify the data in the

location below so that points once more to your original profile

folder.

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

[Guest Mhaxx]

Re: Bad problem!

 

It's really important to me to try to think about the cause of this problem:

what could it be?

> There are several ways to resolve this problem. One is to log on

 

What are the others?

> as administrator, launch regedit.exe and modify the data in the

> location below so that points once more to your original profile

> folder.

> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

 

But if Windows automatically switched to a new home dir. I suppose this is a

problem/damage on my old one, so have I to try to point it again? :-(

 

 

Thank you so much for you support,

 

Mhaxx

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"Mhaxx" <supermhaxx@despammed.com> wrote in message

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> It's really important to me to try to think about the cause of this

> problem:

> what could it be?

 

I can't tell without knowing the exact history of your machine,

and even then I would be guessing.

>> There are several ways to resolve this problem. One is to log on

>

> What are the others?

 

You could copy the old profile folder over the top of the

new profile folder.

>> as administrator, launch regedit.exe and modify the data in the

>> location below so that points once more to your original profile

>> folder.

>> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

>

> But if Windows automatically switched to a new home dir. I suppose this is

> a

> problem/damage on my old one, so have I to try to point it again? :-(

 

Yes.

> Thank you so much for you support,

>

 

You're welcome.

[Guest Mhaxx]

Re: Bad problem!

 

> I can't tell without knowing the exact history of your machine,

> and even then I would be guessing.

 

I understand, anyway to be honest I haven't done any strange things last

log-out before the problem happened. I can only say this problem happened to

me and other people in the same LAN!

> You could copy the old profile folder over the top of the

> new profile folder.

 

This is what I already done, but in the system registy you have to change

all "C:\Documents and Settings\MyUserName.DOMAINNAME" with "C:\Documents and

Settings\MyUserName": they are so many places to change! :-(

 

Are there other solutions?

 

What I'm interested to know is if this is a common problem or not?

> > problem/damage on my old one, so have I to try to point it again? :-(

>

> Yes.

 

Mmm, I'm afraid to loose data.. I thinking if to do it or not.. Are you so

sure? :-)

 

Mhaxx

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Re: Bad problem!

 

 

"Mhaxx" <supermhaxx@despammed.com> wrote in message

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>> I can't tell without knowing the exact history of your machine,

>> and even then I would be guessing.

>

> I understand, anyway to be honest I haven't done any strange things last

> log-out before the problem happened. I can only say this problem happened

> to

> me and other people in the same LAN!

>

>> You could copy the old profile folder over the top of the

>> new profile folder.

>

> This is what I already done, but in the system registy you have to change

> all "C:\Documents and Settings\MyUserName.DOMAINNAME" with "C:\Documents

> and

> Settings\MyUserName": they are so many places to change! :-(

>

> Are there other solutions?

>

> What I'm interested to know is if this is a common problem or not?

>

>> > problem/damage on my old one, so have I to try to point it again? :-(

>>

>> Yes.

>

> Mmm, I'm afraid to loose data.. I thinking if to do it or not.. Are you so

> sure? :-)

>

> Mhaxx

 

When copying profile folders, you need to use the method

built into Windows:

1. Reboot the machine.

2. Log on as administrators.

3. Control Panel / System / Advanced / User Profiles (Settings)

4. Click the "good" profile name.

5. Click "Copy to".

6. Type "c:\documents and settings\'new profile name'"

7. Log on as the user.

 

You will find that this will copy ALL files and ALL registry settings.

 

Neither this method nor the registry pointer method will lose any

data. Furthermore, if your data is important, why don't you back

it up regularly? A 2.5" disk in an external USB case costs around

$100.00. Not backing up important data is, in my eyes, madness.

[Guest Mhaxx]

Re: Bad problem!

 

> When copying profile folders, you need to use the method

> built into Windows:

> 1. Reboot the machine.

> 2. Log on as administrators.

> 3. Control Panel / System / Advanced / User Profiles (Settings)

> 4. Click the "good" profile name.

> 5. Click "Copy to".

> 6. Type "c:\documents and settings\'new profile name'"

> 7. Log on as the user.

>

> You will find that this will copy ALL files and ALL registry settings.

 

Ok, now new profile folder and registry settings are active (all changed

manually by me yesterday): do you think I can try this method again, too?

(to point to my original folder and registry settings)

 

Mhaxx

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Re: Bad problem!

 

 

"Mhaxx" <supermhaxx@despammed.com> wrote in message

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>> When copying profile folders, you need to use the method

>> built into Windows:

>> 1. Reboot the machine.

>> 2. Log on as administrators.

>> 3. Control Panel / System / Advanced / User Profiles (Settings)

>> 4. Click the "good" profile name.

>> 5. Click "Copy to".

>> 6. Type "c:\documents and settings\'new profile name'"

>> 7. Log on as the user.

>>

>> You will find that this will copy ALL files and ALL registry settings.

>

> Ok, now new profile folder and registry settings are active (all changed

> manually by me yesterday): do you think I can try this method again, too?

> (to point to my original folder and registry settings)

>

> Mhaxx

 

I think you are now fully aware of what the two methods do.

You also know exactly what you did to this machine, hence

you should be in excellent position to answer this question

yourself.

[Guest Mhaxx]

Re: Bad problem!

 

> I think you are now fully aware of what the two methods do.

 

The 1st method can't be used because if you can't see old profile from

Admin! I don't know why, but it's so..

 

Mhaxx