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How to Copy Information from a Corrupted User Profile to a New Profile Sometimes your user profile may get corrupted, but you want a way to move your files and settings to a new profile. First, you need to create a new user profile. Here's how: Log on as Administrator. Click Start | Control Panel. Click User Accounts. In XP Pro, click the Advanced tab, then the Advanced button. Click the Users folder in the left pane of the console. Click the Action menu and select New User. Enter the information for the new user, and click Create. In XP Home, click Create a New Account under Pick a Task. Type a name and click Next. Select the account type and click Create Account. Next, you need to copy the files to the new profile: Log on with a different account (not the one you're copying the files from or to). Open Windows Explorer and click Tools | Folder Options | View. Click the checkbox for Show Hidden Files and Folders and uncheck the box for Hide Protected Operating System Files. Click OK. Find the files for the old profile under Documents and Settings\. (This is the user name for the old profile). Hold the CTRL key down and select all the files and subfolders in the folder except: Ntuser.dat, Ntuser.dat.log and Ntuser.ini. Do NOT select those files. Click the Edit menu and click Copy. Go to the Documents and Settings\ folder for the new profile. This will be the name that you entered when you created the new profile. Click Edit and Paste. You'll need to log off and then log back on with the new user account and the settings will be applied to your new profile.