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[PC help asap!!!]

I got on my personal computer and to create a users. I created two and the
information that was on my computer prior to creating two new users is gone.
I had pictures and stuff that I thought would be on one of the user accounts
I created. Cant find any of my old stuff. I tried looking under my computer
and when I did I found a administrators file that I can not open and the
other account cant open either. HELP!!!!!!! Will I ever find my old stuff???

 

[PD]

I got on my personal computer and to create a users. I created two and the
information that was on my computer prior to creating two new users is gone.

What happened to the user account that you used BEFORE you created the
new accounts?

THAT is the account that can view the data you can't seem to find.

 

[DL]

Your data is under your origonal user account

 

[Malke]

I got on my personal computer and to create a users. I created two and the
information that was on my computer prior to creating two new users is gone.
I had pictures and stuff that I thought would be on one of the user accounts
I created. Cant find any of my old stuff. I tried looking under my computer
and when I did I found a administrators file that I can not open and the
other account cant open either. HELP!!!!!!! Will I ever find my old stuff???

You would get better help if you provided more information, starting
with what version of XP you're running. However, I'm going to guess that
you have XP Pro and you were using the built-in Administrator account
for your daily work (not recommended).

If this guess is correct, then the behavior is by design. When you
create a second user account with administrative privileges, Windows
will hide the built-in Administrator account since it is supposed to be
used for emergencies and not daily work anyway. If you want to continue
to use the built-in Administrator account, do Ctrl-Alt-Del twice at the
Welcome Screen to get the classic logon box. Enter "Administrator"
(without the quotes) as the user account and whatever password you were
using. You can put the Administrator account back on the Welcome Screen;
see MVP Doug Knox's solution here:

Enable Administrator account on Welcome Screen -
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_admin_ok.htm

A better solution would be to create a new daily user account for
yourself and copy the data and settings from the built-in Administrator
account to it. You will need to log into the new account once before you
can copy anything to it.

Copy a User Account - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811151

After all that, if I guessed incorrectly and this isn't your issue,
please do post back *after* looking at these links to see what you need
to include in your next post:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 - How to Ask a Question


Malke

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I got on my personal computer and to create a users. I created two and the
information that was on my computer prior to creating two new users is gone.
I had pictures and stuff that I thought would be on one of the user accounts
I created. Cant find any of my old stuff. I tried looking under my computer
and when I did I found a administrators file that I can not open and the
other account cant open either. HELP!!!!!!! Will I ever find my old stuff???

It sounds as if you'd been using the built-in Administrator account
for daily use. This was unwise. As you've discovered, once any
additional user accounts have been created, the built-in Administrator
account will no longer be displayed on the Welcome Screen. This is a
default security feature.

The built-in Administrator account was never intended to be used
for day-to-day normal use. The standard security practice is to rename
the account, set a strong password on it, and use it only to create
another account for regular use, reserving the Administrator account as
a "back door" in case something corrupts your regular account(s).

By design, the only way to log into the Administrator account of
WinXP Home is to reboot into Safe Mode. For WinXP Pro, pressing
CTRL+ALT+DEL twice at the Welcome Screen will produce the standard login
dialog box.

A wiser course of action would be to create another user account
for your daily use (as you've done), and copy desired the files and
settings from the Administrator account to this newly created user profile.

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783

How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811151


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[NoConsequence]

I got on my personal computer and to create a users. I created two and the
information that was on my computer prior to creating two new users is gone.
I had pictures and stuff that I thought would be on one of the user accounts
I created. Cant find any of my old stuff. I tried looking under my computer
and when I did I found a administrators file that I can not open and the
other account cant open either. HELP!!!!!!! Will I ever find my old stuff???

I suggest you find a five year old to help you. They seem to know
more about computers than you.

 

[Malke]

I suggest you find a five year old to help you. They seem to know
more about computers than you.

And most five-year-olds have better manners than you do. There is no
reason for you to be posting this sort of mean cr*p here.


Malke

 

[NoConsequence]

And most five-year-olds have better manners than you do. There is no
reason for you to be posting this sort of mean cr*p here.


Malke

I can't help it if the truth hurts. I wasn't even talking to you
anyway, but if I were I would tell you to grow thicker skin.