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More info?)
It is either a Policy or a file handle is in use in the user's profile.
Reboot into Safe Mode and shutdown as many applications as possible then try to rename the
profile.
Report back the results.
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Dave
"Michael McGinley" <michaelfmcginley@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Thank you very much for your response David!
|
| Here is my issue, I cannot rename this profile. Even though I am logged in
| as an Admin and a seperate user. It gives an error.
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| Probably some Domain Security Policy!
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| Thank you again Dave.
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| "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
| news:Oj4Unbm$EHA.1524@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
| > Rename the profile of the Domain User.
| > For example for the user account named 'lipman'..
| >
| > Original profile...
| > C:\Documents and Settings\lipman\
| >
| > Rename the profile to...
| > C:\Documents and Settings\lipman.bak\
| >
| > Have the user logon on again and a new profile will be created. If things
| > work correctly,
| > have the user logoff. Now you logon as the as the administrator or a user
| > with
| > administrative rights and copy the files and directories from...
| > C:\Documents and Settings\lipman.bak\
| >
| > to
| >
| > C:\Documents and Settings\lipman\
| >
| > * EXCEPT *
| > DON'T COPY - C:\Documents and Settings\lipman.bak\ntuser.*
| > Which is the user's Registry which is probably the corrupted aspect.
| >
| >
| > --
| > Dave
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| > "Michael McGinley" <michaelfmcginley@hotmail.com> wrote in message
| > news:u3k0RAm$EHA.3708@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
| > | I have a situation that looks like a corrupted profile. Is there a way i
| > can
| > | rename a profile?
| > |
| > | What it the best method for creating a new profile for a user in a
| > domain
| > | enviornment and not chance the loss of data?
| > |
| > | Thanks in advance.
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