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   Don Williams to All   
   Defective user file or what?   
   03 Sep 08 23:16:37   
   
   From: sds10@cox.net   
      
   I only have one active (or even existing) user on my XP-pro, that is just   
   me.  I have, for years, used the Microsoft Money free portfolio manager to   
   see what is happening every day.   
      
   About a month ago that specific website (and all MS money related websites)   
   began to report the error 500, server error, etc.  I worked for several   
   weeks with the money folks and they had me try several things,   
   none of which got me to get access to that one group of websites.  I was   
   still able to get to all other websites with no problem, however.   
      
   Finally they suggested that perhaps my own user file was defective and   
   suggested making a new user.  I did and it had no problems in getting to   
   that site, although the presentation included every stock that had ever been   
   owned by either of us.  I figure that's an issue I can deal with since we do   
   not trade and there is a local backup made every time  I access the site.   
      
   The problem then is that none of the links, favorites, password files, etc.,   
   were available to that new user.  The Money folks have now referred me to   
   the XP support folks at Microsoft but I would prefer to not pay for all the   
   time they will take.   
      
   Question- is there some way to repair or diagnose what specifically is   
   keeping me off those specific sites, or alternatively, can I somehow create   
   a new user, clone all properties from my own profile, delete myself, and   
   then rename the new user to my own user name?   
      
   How in the world can a user file control access to just one group of   
   websites?   
      
   Any thoughts are appreciated, has to be a simple problem.  (Yes, it's far   
   beyond the time I can do a restore, and also OneCare is running fine, but   
   keeps making backups that over-write any possibly good profiles for me_)   
      
   Thanks,   
      
   DAW   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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