The image above doesn't really show a backup status but, you get the picture. The user's desktop won't be the same, outlook won't have the same profile, and the user's favorites will be gone. Lets not panic, the folder in question is still there. The user is just not properly mapped to the right home directory.
First thing to do is to reboot the workstation in question. If you still have the same issue, we will need to modify the registry.
NOTE: Modifying the registry is risky, and even if you follow the instructions word for word, I can't guarantee success or a corrupted windows or loss of data. Please proceed at your own risk.
This remedy is taken from this Microsoft KB article, but ill mention it here for completeness and add my thoughts to each task. The S keys actually are the configuration of the profiles in windows. A cool thing to note is that the ProfileImagePath points to the home directory of the user.
To solve the problem, login to an administrator account other than the one that has the issue. Once that is done, you will need to modify a few more things in the key without the. Note: By default all user profiles create is checked and the second box checked will be the current signed-in Userprofile, and down below the box next to Save a system image When you have things setup click the Next button Now on the other computers you wish to copy the profile to, simply open the Backup and Restore Windows 7 dialog on these other computers, and restore the profile from the drive you saved the profile to, by clicking the hyperlinked: Select another backup to restore files from.
This will open the System Properties dialog with the Advanced tab selected. In the User Profiles pane click the Settings button. You'll now see another dialog where you select the path to copy profile to. If your computers are all networked you will find this way of doing the profile copy much easier in my opinion. Other than the above, then in theory you should be able to copy and paste the majority of the profile folder across.
With the exception of the ntuser. If you are copying between accounts on the same machine, or another machines then your account SID will also change, which is something to be cautious of. To get around this you would likely need to mount the ntuser. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? I have raid ten fully redundant array sonsits ofe 8 drives on a raid controller card.
This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question 7. Report abuse. Details required :. To help conserve disk space, delete older system images. If you're saving your system images in a network location, you can only keep the most current system image for each computer. If you already have a system image for a computer and are creating a new one for the same computer, the new system image will overwrite the old one.
If you want to keep the old system image, you can copy it to a different location before creating the new system image by following these steps. You can use a restore point to restore your computer's system files to an earlier point in time.
Restore points are automatically created each week by System Restore and when your PC detects change, like when you install an app or driver. Here's how to create a restore point. Select the System Protection tab, and then select Create.
In the System Protection dialog box, type a description, and then select Create. To look through the contents of the backup, select Browse for files or Browse for folders. When you're browsing for folders, you won't be able to see the individual files in a folder. To view individual files, use the Browse for files option. To search the contents of the backup, select Search , type all or part of a file name, and then select Search. Tip: If you're searching for files or folders associated with a specific user account, you can improve search results by typing the location of the file or folder in the Search for box.
You can restore files from a backup that was created on another computer running Windows Vista or Windows 7.
0コメント