want to merge or sync two user accounts on one computer

Hi,

I used Vista Easy Transfer to transfer my files from my old XP laptop to my
new desktop with Vista. Unfortunately, I didn't notice that the XP had my
user name as my full (first and last) name, while the user name on my new
Vista computer was just my nickname. As a result, I now have two user
accounts for one person: All my transferred document and picture files,
including my FrontPage website files, are under one username (my full
moniker), and my new e-mail and web favorites are under the nickname account,
which I believe is the administrative account. I can't get access to my
printer, for example, from the imported user account. I prefer to work from
the nickname account that came with the new computer.

How can I bring in the document and website files that are in the second
user account into my preferred user account that I set up on the Vista
computer? I want these to be my main working files, so I don't want to have
to hunt for them. I also am afraid of corrupting my website files and need to
have them transferred intact from one user to the other.

Thanks from both of me--
glassartist

I too have the problem (no solution as yet). Upon initializing my new
computer, I set up only one account, administrative type. Recently, a
Microsoft document stated that it is better from a security point of view to
work routinely with a "standard" account. So I set up a standard account. I
now want to transfer all the settings, desktop configuration, files, etc.
from the administrative account to the standard account (to avoid setting up
the standard account from scratch). I guess I should post my problem
separately on the theory that two posts of the same problem will be answered
faster than one.

Good luck!
Ramsgate

"glassartist" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I used Vista Easy Transfer to transfer my files from my old XP laptop to my
> new desktop with Vista. Unfortunately, I didn't notice that the XP had my
> user name as my full (first and last) name, while the user name on my new
> Vista computer was just my nickname. As a result, I now have two user
> accounts for one person: All my transferred document and picture files,
> including my FrontPage website files, are under one username (my full
> moniker), and my new e-mail and web favorites are under the nickname account,
> which I believe is the administrative account. I can't get access to my
> printer, for example, from the imported user account. I prefer to work from
> the nickname account that came with the new computer.
>
> How can I bring in the document and website files that are in the second
> user account into my preferred user account that I set up on the Vista
> computer? I want these to be my main working files, so I don't want to have
> to hunt for them. I also am afraid of corrupting my website files and need to
> have them transferred intact from one user to the other.
>
> Thanks from both of me--
> glassartist

Thanks, ramsgate, I'm glad to know I'm not the only one. I had an idea for
another approach that I would be willing to live with--to keep the second
user but somehow make the separation between users "transparent," so that
when I was in my preferred user, I could select "show all users" and then
"show all user files" and the files from BOTH users would be visible and
accessible. Then I could open files from either user and work on them and
save changes. Is there a way to do that?
--
glassartist


"ramsgate" wrote:

> I too have the problem (no solution as yet). Upon initializing my new
> computer, I set up only one account, administrative type. Recently, a
> Microsoft document stated that it is better from a security point of view to
> work routinely with a "standard" account. So I set up a standard account. I
> now want to transfer all the settings, desktop configuration, files, etc.
> from the administrative account to the standard account (to avoid setting up
> the standard account from scratch). I guess I should post my problem
> separately on the theory that two posts of the same problem will be answered
> faster than one.
>
> Good luck!
> Ramsgate
>
> "glassartist" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I used Vista Easy Transfer to transfer my files from my old XP laptop to my
> > new desktop with Vista. Unfortunately, I didn't notice that the XP had my
> > user name as my full (first and last) name, while the user name on my new
> > Vista computer was just my nickname. As a result, I now have two user
> > accounts for one person: All my transferred document and picture files,
> > including my FrontPage website files, are under one username (my full
> > moniker), and my new e-mail and web favorites are under the nickname account,
> > which I believe is the administrative account. I can't get access to my
> > printer, for example, from the imported user account. I prefer to work from
> > the nickname account that came with the new computer.
> >
> > How can I bring in the document and website files that are in the second
> > user account into my preferred user account that I set up on the Vista
> > computer? I want these to be my main working files, so I don't want to have
> > to hunt for them. I also am afraid of corrupting my website files and need to
> > have them transferred intact from one user to the other.
> >
> > Thanks from both of me--
> > glassartist