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List:       ntbugtraq
Subject:    Re: Documents and Settings\Default User.WINNT
From:       Greg Corey <gregc () TARASOFTWARE ! COM>
Date:       2000-08-18 14:15:57
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See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q242258

This happens when you install Windows 2000 on a machine that already has a
"[ROOT]:\Documents and Settings\Default User" directory.

A similar issue happens with multiple users having the same username.  The
SID of the user and/or computer is stored in the new profile ("Documents and
Settings") directory of the Windows 2000 machine.  If the SID doesn't match
(or doesn't exist?) the profile is created with a new unique naming
structure.

Also see KB article Q228445 (summarized below)

.WINNT happens with the "Default User" and "All Users" directories.

.DOMAINNAME if the same named user is from a domain

.MACHINENAME if the same named user is on the local machine

.000 if the same named user is created on the same domain/machine but has a
different SID (if the account were deleted and re-created would be the most
common occurrance).

Hope this helps.

Greg Corey <mailto:gregc@tarasoftware.com>, MCSE+I, CNA
Network Manager, Tara Software, Inc.
608-274-9945 x240
<http://www.tarasoftware.com/>
A leading Microsoft Certified Solution Provider Partner


-----Original Message-----
From: Elmar van de Brug [mailto:Elmar.vande.Brug@CAPGEMINI.NL]
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 2:00 AM
To: NTBUGTRAQ@LISTSERV.NTBUGTRAQ.COM
Subject: Documents and Settings\Default User.WINNT

When I install Windows 2000 PRO, sometimes, I get the following directory;

        [ROOT]:\Documents and Settings\Default User.WINNT

in stead of;

        [ROOT]:\Documents and Settings\Default User

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