[BNM] Windows XP User Account been returned to the default

Chris Billett chris at chrisbillett.net
Tue Dec 2 13:49:29 GMT 2008


Rename the folder in documents n' settings? Or create another user n'  
copy the contents?

Bit messy, but...

On 2 Dec 2008, at 13:47, Gillian Pearce wrote:

> Hi
> After a load of recent updates to Windows XP the login account seems  
> to have
> reset itself to the default.
>
> The good news is, all the settings still seem to be there. If I go  
> to My
> Computer C:\Documents and Settings\End User I can see my desktop,
> favourites, documents etc. But I can't for the life of me work out  
> how to
> set the account up again so I can log into those settings.
>
> I've tried various things in Control Panel->User Accounts, and in My
> Computer->Manage->Local Users and Groups but to no avail.
>
> How do I get the infuriating thing to log into the End User settings?
>
> Thanks
>
> Gillian
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