Duplicating administrator account settings?

I just bought a new computer with Vista Home Premium installed. I set
up my administrator account and began using my programs. However, I
realize now that I should have set up a standard account for
day-to-day use. Is there any way to duplicate the Windows and program
settings of my administrator account to a standard account? I have
tried Control Panel/System/Advanced/User Profiles/Settings. The option
to copy the admin account is greyed out. This appears to say I'll have
to start from scratch and re-organize each program manually. Is there
any way to avoid this?

Thanks for any ideas!

Sue

You can only have one administrator per computer, same as in XP...to my
feeble knowledge.

"SueG" <> wrote in message
news...
>I just bought a new computer with Vista Home Premium installed. I set
> up my administrator account and began using my programs. However, I
> realize now that I should have set up a standard account for
> day-to-day use. Is there any way to duplicate the Windows and program
> settings of my administrator account to a standard account? I have
> tried Control Panel/System/Advanced/User Profiles/Settings. The option
> to copy the admin account is greyed out. This appears to say I'll have
> to start from scratch and re-organize each program manually. Is there
> any way to avoid this?
>
> Thanks for any ideas!
>
> Sue

I'm sorry, perhaps I'm not making myself clear. I'm the sole user of
this computer. I don't want to create another administrator account.
I'd like to create a standard account using the settings from
applications I've been running under my administrator account. For
example, when I log onto my standard account, my e-mail program is
missing all my customizations -- in fact, it starts up with the
licence agreement, like a brand-new installation.

Do you know how I might transfer program settings to this standard
account so that I don't have to start scratch?

Many thanks!
-----

Recently, Don Leonard wrote:

>You can only have one administrator per computer, same as in XP...to my
>feeble knowledge.
>
>"SueG" <> wrote in message
>news.. .
>>I just bought a new computer with Vista Home Premium installed. I set
>> up my administrator account and began using my programs. However, I
>> realize now that I should have set up a standard account for
>> day-to-day use. Is there any way to duplicate the Windows and program
>> settings of my administrator account to a standard account? I have
>> tried Control Panel/System/Advanced/User Profiles/Settings. The option
>> to copy the admin account is greyed out. This appears to say I'll have
>> to start from scratch and re-organize each program manually. Is there
>> any way to avoid this?
>>
>> Thanks for any ideas!
>>
>> Sue

Sorry to follow up on my own post, but I resolved this problem. The
simplest and cleanest way turned out to be switching account types in
Control Panel|User Accounts.

Thanks for your help.

Sue
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Recently, SueG wrote:

>I'm sorry, perhaps I'm not making myself clear. I'm the sole user of
>this computer. I don't want to create another administrator account.
>I'd like to create a standard account using the settings from
>applications I've been running under my administrator account. For
>example, when I log onto my standard account, my e-mail program is
>missing all my customizations -- in fact, it starts up with the
>licence agreement, like a brand-new installation.
>
>Do you know how I might transfer program settings to this standard
>account so that I don't have to start scratch?
>
>Many thanks!
>-----
>
>Recently, Don Leonard wrote:
>
>>You can only have one administrator per computer, same as in XP...to my
>>feeble knowledge.
>>
>>"SueG" <> wrote in message
>>news. ..
>>>I just bought a new computer with Vista Home Premium installed. I set
>>> up my administrator account and began using my programs. However, I
>>> realize now that I should have set up a standard account for
>>> day-to-day use. Is there any way to duplicate the Windows and program
>>> settings of my administrator account to a standard account? I have
>>> tried Control Panel/System/Advanced/User Profiles/Settings. The option
>>> to copy the admin account is greyed out. This appears to say I'll have
>>> to start from scratch and re-organize each program manually. Is there
>>> any way to avoid this?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any ideas!
>>>
>>> Sue

On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:15:45 -0500, "Don Leonard"
<> wrote:

>You can only have one administrator per computer, same as in XP...to my
>feeble knowledge.
>
You sure about this? I changed my standard account to an
administrator account to allow me to install a program, then changed
it back again when I was finished, all without affecting my primary
administrator account.

On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:53:27 -0400, SueG <>
wrote:

>Sorry to follow up on my own post, but I resolved this problem. The
>simplest and cleanest way turned out to be switching account types in
>Control Panel|User Accounts.
>
>Thanks for your help.
>
>Sue
>-----
>Recently, SueG wrote:
>
>>I'm sorry, perhaps I'm not making myself clear. I'm the sole user of
>>this computer. I don't want to create another administrator account.
>>I'd like to create a standard account using the settings from
>>applications I've been running under my administrator account. For
>>example, when I log onto my standard account, my e-mail program is
>>missing all my customizations -- in fact, it starts up with the
>>licence agreement, like a brand-new installation.
>>
>>Do you know how I might transfer program settings to this standard
>>account so that I don't have to start scratch?
>>
>>Many thanks!
>>-----
>>
>>Recently, Don Leonard wrote:
>>
>>>You can only have one administrator per computer, same as in XP...to my
>>>feeble knowledge.
>>>
>>>"SueG" <> wrote in message
>>>news ...
>>>>I just bought a new computer with Vista Home Premium installed. I set
>>>> up my administrator account and began using my programs. However, I
>>>> realize now that I should have set up a standard account for
>>>> day-to-day use. Is there any way to duplicate the Windows and program
>>>> settings of my administrator account to a standard account? I have
>>>> tried Control Panel/System/Advanced/User Profiles/Settings. The option
>>>> to copy the admin account is greyed out. This appears to say I'll have
>>>> to start from scratch and re-organize each program manually. Is there
>>>> any way to avoid this?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any ideas!
>>>>
>>>> Sue

You can always change it back if you need to for any specific purpose.

Recently, Scott wrote:

>On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:53:27 -0400, SueG <>
>wrote:
>
>>Sorry to follow up on my own post, but I resolved this problem. The
>>simplest and cleanest way turned out to be switching account types in
>>Control Panel|User Accounts.
>>
>>Thanks for your help.
>>
>>Sue
>>-----
>>Recently, SueG wrote:
>>
>>>I'm sorry, perhaps I'm not making myself clear. I'm the sole user of
>>>this computer. I don't want to create another administrator account.
>>>I'd like to create a standard account using the settings from
>>>applications I've been running under my administrator account. For
>>>example, when I log onto my standard account, my e-mail program is
>>>missing all my customizations -- in fact, it starts up with the
>>>licence agreement, like a brand-new installation.
>>>
>>>Do you know how I might transfer program settings to this standard
>>>account so that I don't have to start scratch?
>>>
>>>Many thanks!
>>>-----
>>>
>>>Recently, Don Leonard wrote:
>>>
>>>>You can only have one administrator per computer, same as in XP...to my
>>>>feeble knowledge.
>>>>
>>>>"SueG" <> wrote in message
>>>>news m...
>>>>>I just bought a new computer with Vista Home Premium installed. I set
>>>>> up my administrator account and began using my programs. However, I
>>>>> realize now that I should have set up a standard account for
>>>>> day-to-day use. Is there any way to duplicate the Windows and program
>>>>> settings of my administrator account to a standard account? I have
>>>>> tried Control Panel/System/Advanced/User Profiles/Settings. The option
>>>>> to copy the admin account is greyed out. This appears to say I'll have
>>>>> to start from scratch and re-organize each program manually. Is there
>>>>> any way to avoid this?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for any ideas!
>>>>>
>>>>> Sue
>
>You can always change it back if you need to for any specific purpose.

Thanks, I'll remember that.

Sue

Hahahaha...never give up

"SueG" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Sorry to follow up on my own post, but I resolved this problem. The
> simplest and cleanest way turned out to be switching account types in
> Control Panel|User Accounts.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Sue
> -----
> Recently, SueG wrote:
>
>>I'm sorry, perhaps I'm not making myself clear. I'm the sole user of
>>this computer. I don't want to create another administrator account.
>>I'd like to create a standard account using the settings from
>>applications I've been running under my administrator account. For
>>example, when I log onto my standard account, my e-mail program is
>>missing all my customizations -- in fact, it starts up with the
>>licence agreement, like a brand-new installation.
>>
>>Do you know how I might transfer program settings to this standard
>>account so that I don't have to start scratch?
>>
>>Many thanks!
>>-----
>>
>>Recently, Don Leonard wrote:
>>
>>>You can only have one administrator per computer, same as in XP...to my
>>>feeble knowledge.
>>>
>>>"SueG" <> wrote in message
>>>news ...
>>>>I just bought a new computer with Vista Home Premium installed. I set
>>>> up my administrator account and began using my programs. However, I
>>>> realize now that I should have set up a standard account for
>>>> day-to-day use. Is there any way to duplicate the Windows and program
>>>> settings of my administrator account to a standard account? I have
>>>> tried Control Panel/System/Advanced/User Profiles/Settings. The option
>>>> to copy the admin account is greyed out. This appears to say I'll have
>>>> to start from scratch and re-organize each program manually. Is there
>>>> any way to avoid this?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any ideas!
>>>>
>>>> Sue

Why would you want to do that...leave at Admin if you own it

"Scott" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:15:45 -0500, "Don Leonard"
> <> wrote:
>
>>You can only have one administrator per computer, same as in XP...to my
>>feeble knowledge.
>>
> You sure about this? I changed my standard account to an
> administrator account to allow me to install a program, then changed
> it back again when I was finished, all without affecting my primary
> administrator account.

On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 08:50:50 -0500, "Don Leonard" <>
wrote:

>Why would you want to do that...leave at Admin if you own it
>
>"Scott" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:15:45 -0500, "Don Leonard"
>> <> wrote:
>>
>>>You can only have one administrator per computer, same as in XP...to my
>>>feeble knowledge.
>>>
>> You sure about this? I changed my standard account to an
>> administrator account to allow me to install a program, then changed
>> it back again when I was finished, all without affecting my primary
>> administrator account.

I would want to do that so that if someone hacks into my computer
while it is on-line they will be limited in actions they can take
(without knowing the password) and therefore less able to cause
damage.

Scott