XP User Login settings disappeared along with all data

[767_driver]

One of the users on my XP Media Edition (SP3) has basically disappeared. All
the data, folders etc are not shown anywhere. These are usually available
from other logins. I reset the desktop picture and the next login it was
back to the Dell default. Is there any way to recover the data and get
things reset? I have Norton Utilities which will reset to a prior system
profile but it says it won't recover any data.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

One of the users on my XP Media Edition (SP3) has basically
disappeared. All the data, folders etc are not shown anywhere.
These are usually available from other logins. I reset the desktop
picture and the next login it was back to the Dell default. Is
there any way to recover the data and get things reset? I have
Norton Utilities which will reset to a prior system profile but it
says it won't recover any data.

First - are you saying that under C:\Documents and Settings\ --> the
<username> folder does not exist for that user?

Second - look into a freeware utility called "Recuva". Also one that costs
(but is well worth it IMO): UnDelete.

 

[David B.]

That user's account is corrupt, the user is logging on to a temporary
account that gets deleted and recreated at each logon.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151