Re-use existing profile folders?

[Bebbetufs]

I've been searching the forum for hours, but most of the threads are dealing with similar , but different tasks.

So before I do any more searching I'd like to know if it really is possible to reuse an existing profile and its folders?

Is it possible or not to make windows use my old user folders on D:, (like My Documents etc.) or will it allways append the computername to a new profile so that Profilename becomes Profilename.computername?

I need to know If this is possible before I continue searching.

If not I will look for a way of copying the files from another partition during the unattended install!

Thanks

[gunsmokingman]

Windows Has A tool For Transfering User Profiles

1\ Place A XPCD In Your CD Drive

Then At The Welcome To Window Press

Perform Additional Tasks

2\Use The Transfer And File Setting

I Have Never Used This So I Do Not Know

How To Use It.

[Bebbetufs]

Thanks, but that won't work.

It only takes the files and settings from the user that's logged in.

And after reinistalling windows with my Unattended DVD, my current profile is "username.computername" and my folders are empty.

I need to transfer the files from my old user ie. "username"

[HwagPo]

I've seen someone do it, they used getsid.exe to get the SID of the existing profile folders and associated it with the SID of the user. They used a VBscript to do it and run it on the first startup. I've seen it work on their SOE but I don't have the copy of the script to do it or how it works. If you find one, please share.

[HwagPo]

okay, he won't show me the vbs script he made to automate the process on the first logon but this is how he did it:

1. Use the getsid.exe reskit tool to get the SID of the user account on the PC

2. Once SID is known for user account, look for the entry in the registry:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\ <SID>

3. Edit the ProfileImagePath value to point to you existing profiles folder e.g. D:\Documents and Settings\<existing usename>

4. Just make sure to assign the corresponding access rights to that folder as well...

if you can come up with a script to automate it that we be great