User Profile Gone - Login Screen Profile Gone

From: dwdweb (tech_at_carlsonwebmedia.com)
Date: 09/02/03 

Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 20:33:48 -0700

I disabled the login screen (so when you start up the
computer, it goes directly to the desktop). I have
Windows XP Home and I typed "control userpasswords2" in
the Run command.

>From here you can disable "User Must Enter Name And
Password Into The Computer". After I unchecked this box,
I went on to highlight the User Account and clicked
Properties. In this dialog box you can change the Group
Membership. I tried to change it to Standard User (Power
User), before I knew that there are no Power Users in the
Windows XP Home version.

After canceling out of the User Accounts dialog box, I
received a prompt to Restart the Computer. I selected yes
and when the computer restarted my user profile was gone.

When I go to Users in the Control Panel I cannot see the
user account, however when I got to System and look at
the Users, it is still there.

Does anyone know how to retrieve my user profile? I have
already tried to copy it from the System User panel
logged in as the Admin however XP won't let me.

Please help and thank you in advance.

dwdweb

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