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Copying XP profile error

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by jlabreche 1 view

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After joining a domain, I tried to copy the old users profile to the new one and received this error "failed to set security on destination profile." Can anyone help me? Thanks

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by the scummy one

I see from MS that you can copy a domain profile to a local profile, however I do not see it the other way around.
However, this article has a few things to consider, such as not being logged in with the profile to be copied and making sure to be logged in as an adminstrator (among other things).

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/8dfd2cc7-436a-4039-afc1-dd9e1fae3c7c1033.mspx?mfr=true

A thought though, in order to do this you may need to be logged in as a domain admin

by nimmo

Did you use the file/transfer wizard in XP to export then import?

by jlabreche

I right click on my computer / Properties / Advanced / User Profiles-Settings / Hi-lite the user you want to copy / Copy To / Browse / Select C: / Select Documents and Settings / Select new user that you want to copy to / OK / OK / Yes Copies and brings you back to the screen with the users / OK / OK and you are done

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