Re: Lost a user account

Thanks Steven, using that command I can see that the missing user's account
is active. If I change the logon from using the Welcome screen to the
classic logon and enter the missing users username I can get into Windows.

However, it looks as though its a Guest account (no idea why) is there any
way that the account can be changed to either Limited or Administrator
outside of the user control panel?

"Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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It sounds like maybe the built in administrator account which is only
available in Safe Mode or that the account in question is disabled. You
can use the command net users to see a list of users on the computer and
then use the command net user username to see the status of a user account
[account active line] using the actual username instead of username in the
command. Use net help user to find out more about the command including
how to make an inactive account active as in net user username
/active:yes. --- Steve


"acrs" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Can anyone help me with a missing user account on XP Home? I am not sure
how or when the account dissapeared, but if I try to recreate the account
XP tells me it already exists. The account does not show up on the
Welcome screen, or under the users control panel. I have 3 other users on
the PC and they are all showing up fine.

If I look under the C:\Documents and Settings then I see the user there
with all there documents etc.

I have followed the instructions below, but under that registry value
none of my users are listed:

<begin> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList
Look in the right pane for a value with the missing user's name. If its
there, double click it and set it to 1. If not, right click in the right
pane, select New, DWord value, give it the name of the user as it appears
on the Welcome Screen. Then set it to 1 as above. <end>

I also followed some other info I found on a Google search, but so far I
am unable to restore this user. Is there any way to do it? even if I have
to somehow delete the user and re-create it (I can manually copy the docs
and then paste into new account).

Thanks.







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