Hello Aftab,

Tuesday, September 10, 2002, 6:31:51 PM, you wrote:

AA> For a few times when my Win2K OS computer was going through the shut down process there was a power interuption (or inadvertantly the power shut off button was pushed). When the computer was
AA> re-started the profile info is lost. Win2K message was the "profile is corrupted" (Using or copying the backup profile created by Win2K also provides the same answer).

AA> Each time I had to go through re-building the whole profile (shortcuts, access to programs, access to various areas of network etc.). It is a long and cumbersome job. The problem is I can not
AA> guarantee the power button will not be pushed again although the power interuption problem could be solved by a UPS.

AA> In this situation, what is the easy way to re-create the same profile under Win2K? or

AA> How to create a backup copy of the "user" profile either at each startup or
AA>  may be every 2/3 hours or so?.

AA> Any info provided will be very much appreciated.
AA> AA

User Profiles are saved in the NTuser.dat files.
Note that there are many such files (about the value of users on your
PC plus DEFAULT user).
In my case I have my user profile in the file:
D:\Documents and Settings\olex\NTuser.dat (about 2.05MB). this file
contain the REGISTRY info about all progs and settings in my case.
So I can copy this file in any folder to save this day config.


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 Yakymakha

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