Index: modules/user.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/Attic/user.module,v
retrieving revision 1.612.2.18
diff -u -p -r1.612.2.18 user.module
--- modules/user.module	11 Sep 2006 10:57:49 -0000	1.612.2.18
+++ modules/user.module	24 Sep 2006 23:56:24 -0000
@@ -1245,6 +1245,8 @@ function user_register_submit($form_id, 
     watchdog('security', t('Detected malicious attempt to alter protected user fields.'), WATCHDOG_WARNING);
     return 'user/register';
   }
+  //the unset below is needed to prevent these form values from being saved as user data
+  unset($form_values['submit'], $form_values['notify'], $form_values['form_id'], $form_values['affiliates']);  
 
   $account = user_save('', array_merge($form_values, array('pass' => $pass, 'init' => $mail, 'status' => ($admin || variable_get('user_register', 1) == 1))));
   watchdog('user', t('New user: %name %email.', array('%name' => theme('placeholder', $name), '%email' => theme('placeholder', '<'. $mail .'>'))), WATCHDOG_NOTICE, l(t('edit'), 'user/'. $account->uid .'/edit'));