Re: User Account is GONE!

If I were you I would backup all my data files (don't forget your OE address book, messages and Favorites). If you don't find a solution here you may need to wipe out your account and re-create it.

Do you see a folder with your user name in C:\Documents and Settings?

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Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

alwayzzlearning wrote:
Hi - I just went in and tried to add a new account with the same name and it tells me I already have an account with that name. I can't see it. It doesn't appear anywhere, but it does seem like all the files are okay. Of course, I can't get to my email stuff or anything. But my files are in the hard drive, even yesterdays. Any thought on why It just wouldn't show it in any of the screens? including startup

thanks alot



"Ted Zieglar" wrote:

I am not aware of any setting within XP that deletes a user account without the user's knowledge or consent. If you're sure that your account is really gone, someone with access to your computer - including malware - is the culprit.

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Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

alwayzzlearning wrote:
Hi - shut down last night as if everything was okay. Today I have no user account for me. My other account is there, but not mine. I tried doing a recovery to 2 days ago, and mine is still not there. It just vanished. Any thoughts? Also, even before the recovery when I had to log in under the other account, there was no past info in outlook express....no old files, none of the past weeks emails...nothing. Just todays email for that account.
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