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Create a duplicate user profile with a different name
To create a duplicate of an user profile with a different user name, try this:
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Create a new user account
Logon to that account to initialize the newly created profile
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Log off from the newly created profile
Login as built-in Administrator
Open Control Panel System applet
Click the Advanced tab
Click Settings under User Profiles
Select a profile to copy from and choose Copy To
Browse to the profile to copy to (C:\Documents and Settings\username)
A new profile is now created which is the duplicate of your user profile.
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