Re: Administrator settings

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/30/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 23:14:37 -0400

If you deleted the user's files and folders, when you deleted the account, they're probably gone. If not, See Help and Support and search for "take ownership"

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421

so that you can access the user's old folders. Otherwise, you'll need to try a 3rd party utility to recover them. Of course, the less you use the computer in the meantime, the more likely you are to recover the files intact.

http://www.file-saver.com/undelete/?afl=7673 

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"redblanchard" <redblanchard@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:6dbb01c475de$433c95d0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>I accidentally deleted my user account and left 
> only 'administrator' as the sole user.  Is there any way I 
> can get back all the lost documents?  I tried "system 
> restore" but it didn't help.  I have lost months of hard 
> work editing videos, etc...Please !!
>>-----Original Message-----
>>If you start blocking access to the Program Files and 
> Windows folders, they 
>>will have trouble using the computer.  They are already 
> being prevented from 
>>making any changes to those files, which is probably 
> enough.
>>
>>You can block the Control Panel by putting this registry 
> setting under their 
>>profile: 
> http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/543/
>>
>>But as "limited users" they would already be prevented 
> from making any 
>>changes that affect the system so personally I don't 
> bother with it.  Who 
>>cares if they can open up Control Panels.  The buttons to 
> make important 
>>changes are all greyed out for them, as long as they are 
> not Administrators.
>>
>>
>>-- 
>>Colin Nash
>>Microsoft MVP
>>Windows Printing/Imaging/Hardware
>>
>>
>>
>>"Daveed" <Daveed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in 
> message 
>>news:042E670A-D909-4A2C-8067-27EC8457AF22@microsoft.com...
>>> Hi
>>> I am currently using xp pro, with myself as 
> administrator and 2 user 
>>> accounts for my family. how do i block the user 
> accounts from accessing 
>>> the control panel in the start menu, and deny access to 
> the windows/ 
>>> program files options on my Hard drive?
>>> 
>>
>>
>>.
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