Re: Missing Desktop

From: Kevin K (WMTRP205@Yahoo.com)
Date: 05/16/02 

From: "Kevin K" <WMTRP205@Yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 18:28:45 -0400

Start your computer in the safe mode and log on using the administrator
account. Open the system control panel and go to the advanced tab. Click the
Settings in the User Profiles box. Select the name of your old account from
the list and click Copy To. Type C:\Documents and Settings\*user* (In place
of *user* type the name of your new user account). Next Click on Change in
the Permitted to Use box.
Type in your new user name. Click OK. Click OK again. 

--
Kevin
WMTRP205@Yahoo.com
"Dave G" <dfitzpatrick@howard.edu> wrote in message
news:3d8f01c1fc2e$f0192740$3aef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA09...
> Since I am the only user on my laptop, I tried to
> eliminate the initial login screen where XP asked me
> which user I am (I am always the only user).  I played
> around with a few things in Control Panel-->User Groups,
> and when I shut my system down and turned it back on,
> everything had disappeared, and it looked as though I was
> a brand new user.  I got the same opening screen as when
> I first took the laptop out of the manufacturers box.
> And yet, all of my files were still on my "C" drive.  I
> could not find my programs under Start-->All Programs but
> I was able to locate them via some "Shortcut" that I
> found via the Start-->Search function (e.g. search
> for "Powerpoint"). I tried switching users but there were
> no other users listed.
>
> Unless I can find my old desk top, I will have to re-
> install all of the softward and so forth.  Can I restore
> my old desktop?  I promise not to mess with User Groups
> again.

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