Re: Deleted all administrative priv profiles! Help!

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kurtsgirl wrote:
Here is the error message: "The system could not log you
on. Make sure your User Name and Domain are correct, then type your
password again. Letters in passwords must be typed using the
correct case."

You doubt that they all could be deleted, but I didn't tell
you the former friend who was working on my computer (experimenting
without authorization) is actually a computer software "expert". He
works for the government making computer programs compatible with
each other (and other stuff). The first thing that went wrong (that
I know of) was my profile began to give an error message that it
"could not be loaded" and the "default" profile would be loaded.

All I really want is to find the missing pictures of my
little girl. All the rest can be wiped for all I care. Would a
software program for finding lost files be my best bet?

Thank you for the wording - that message likely means you *do not* know the
correct password for the account you are attempting to log in with. Please
reset the password - blank it out - as suggested earlier. Quoting Malke:

"
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

Download the CD image (.iso) and burn as an image, not as data. You will
need third-party burning software. Then boot with the CD you created and
follow the directions. After you've finished with NTpasswd, remove the CD
and reboot the computer. Log into the Administrator account.
"

That *is* your best bet. Your expert friend may be a computer programmer -
but doesn't sound like a system administrator. ;-)

Trust me - blank your "adminstrator" password as shown above, log in as the
"administrator" and change the other accounts as needed.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html


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