Cannot Copy a User Account in Windows 2000

ID: Q246852

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

SYMPTOMS

When you use a computer running Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, you are not able to copy the attributes of a user account in Microsoft Management Console (MMC).

CAUSE

This issue occurs because, unlike Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Windows 2000 Professional does not allow you to copy the attributes of an existing user account to a new user account to create a template.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional.

Additional query words: account template

Keywords : Template
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug