RE: horrifying child

From: joedreadlock (joedreadlock_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/25/04 

Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 18:19:03 -0700

You daughter could not have deleted the administrator account.
Reboot and enter safe mode.
Login as administrator.
Recreate accounts, etc.
Then, configure your kids' accounts as Restricted Users.

"Have a Wicked Teen Daughter!" wrote:

> Due to excessive use of the computer and no school work, I deleted my
> daughter's account on XP. She conned her little brother into giving his
> password and at night deleted my entire account and changed his password.
> Needless to say, she is denying this and wont hand over a password...and the
> longer it goes on the less likely she will admit it...what can I do? I need
> to recover photos and docs desperately ....there is no available cash for
> repair and hope not to do a whole clean install and lose this info!!!!
> HELP!!!!!!!!!PLEASE!!!!!

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