Copying files from admin acct to new user acct

hello, i read in the new macworld that i should try to avoid using the admin acct as a daily user. so i'm taking there advice. the problem i have is when i create another user, its settings are reverted back to when you first installed os x. i don't want this. i tried copying my users folder from my admin acct but whn i switch over to my new user acct the settings are still set to default.
at first i put them in the shared folder with my admin acct and when i switched over to the new user that folder didn't give me access. what am i doing wrong?
thx

There is a far easier way to do this without having to move files between user accounts:
1) Go to System Preferences -> Accounts and make a new admin account
2) Go to System Preferences -> Accounts -> your original account, and un-check "Allow user to administer this computer"
All done!

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    Oracle XML Development Kit Patch 10.2.0.4.0
    Parser Generator Required Support Files 10.2.0.1.0
    Perl Interpreter 5.8.3.0.1
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    PL/SQL Embedded Gateway 10.2.0.1.0
    PL/SQL Embedded Gateway Patch 10.2.0.4.0
    Platform Required Support Files 10.2.0.1.0
    Platform Required Support Files 10.2.0.4.0
    Precompiler Common Files 10.2.0.1.0
    Precompiler Common Files Patch 10.2.0.4.0
    Precompiler Required Support Files 10.2.0.1.0
    Precompiler Required Support Files Patch 10.2.0.4.0
    RDBMS Required Support Files 10.2.0.1.0
    RDBMS Required Support Files for Instant Client 10.2.0.1.0
    RDBMS Required Support Files for Instant Client Patch 10.2.0.4.0
    RDBMS Required Support Files Patch 10.2.0.4.0
    regexp 2.1.9.0.0
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    Sample Schema Data 10.2.0.1.0
    Sample Schema Data Patch 10.2.0.4.0
    Secure Socket Layer 10.2.0.1.0
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    SQL*Plus 10.2.0.1.0
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    SQL*Plus Required Support Files Patch 10.2.0.4.0
    SQLJ Runtime 10.2.0.1.0
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    SSL Required Support Files for InstantClient 10.2.0.1.0
    SSL Required Support Files for InstantClient Patch 10.2.0.4.0
    Sun JDK 1.4.2.17.0
    Sun JDK extensions 9.2.0.1.0
    XDK Required Support Files 10.2.0.1.0
    XDK Required Support Files Patch 10.2.0.4.0
    XML Parser for Java 10.2.0.1.0
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    XML Parser for Oracle JVM 10.2.0.1.0
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    OPatch succeeded.
    $
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    Oracle Home : /u02/app/oracle/product/10.2/Db_1
    OPatch Ver. : 10.2.0.4.7
    Current Dir : /u02/app/oracle/product/10.2/Db_1
    Command : -v
    Log File : /u02/app/oracle/product/10.2/Db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2009-07-17_16-02-17PM.log
    Date & Time : Fri Jul 17 16:38:05 GMT-03:00 2009
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    OPatch Ver. : 10.2.0.4.7
    Current Dir : /home/ora10g/8534387
    Command : napply -skip_subset -skip_duplicate
    Log File : /u02/app/oracle/product/10.2/Db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2009-07-17_16-38-05PM.log
    Date & Time : Fri Jul 17 17:53:30 GMT-03:00 2009
    Oracle Home : /u02/app/oracle/product/10.2/Db_1
    OPatch Ver. : 10.2.0.4.7
    Current Dir : /home/ora10g/8534387
    Command : lsinventory -detail
    Log File : /u02/app/oracle/product/10.2/Db_1/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2009-07-17_17-53-30PM.log
    $
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    Regards, and thanks in advance!
    Martin

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