IPad/Apple Configurator/changing profiles on existing backups

Is there a way to back up an iPad that has an exisiting Apple Configurator profile applied, and then apply a different profile and restore the data without applying the original profile?  Everything I have tried seems to apply the original profile when restoring the backup.  If this is not possible, how can I apply a new profile to an iPad without the user losing all of his data??

Thanks Chris.  I have an Apple Configurator profile applied to a users iPad that blocks the App Store.  I need to place a new profile on the iPad that allows access to the App Store.  However, when I check in the device it creates a backup and the original profile is saved in the backup.  When I try to apply the new profile it is deployed to the device successfully but when I restore the backup for the user the original profile overrights the new profile.  Both profiles are present after the backup is restored.  I need to be able to place a new profile on a device AND restore data from a backup without that backup applying the original profile.

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