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this if you're having trouble printing code examples   by Mitch
Tulloch, author of Windows Server Hacks  When Windows XP is
installed on a desktop machine and a person logs on for the
first time, a user profile is created for him. This user profile
contains per-user settings contained in a Registry hive called
NTUSER.DAT and also folders like Desktop, Start Menu, and My
Documents that are specific to the desktop environment for that
user. These user profiles separate the desktop environment and
personal data files for each user, which is an important
consideration if more than one person will be using the machine.
By default, all user profiles (plus special profiles like
Default User and All Users) are found in the Documents and
Settings folder on the system drive of the machine.  When
somebody first logs on, her user profile is created through a
process that involves several steps. First, a copy is made of
the Default User profile, and the new fold