Jim Pivonka
December 6th 03, 05:38 PM
Very perceptive! ;-)
The Default User folder is recovered and backed up.
As far as restoring it is concerned, it helps to not have
emtied the wastebasket. Other means of restoring it would
apparently be available through the procedures for editing
or 'customizing' the Default User profile. I found and
read several pages covering that topic, but it took the
right search to do so:
"Windows XP" "Default User" profile customize
Pages I found useful:
http://www.logdev.com/LogDev/KBase/KBase-LogDev/KB020211-3.htm
http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci920016,00.html
http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBN/tip6700/rh6775.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=291586
http://www.petri.co.il/copy_user_profiles_in_xp.htm
Thanks very much for your help.
>-----Original Message-----
>On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 09:30:00 -0500, Crusty (-: Old B@stard
:-) wrote:
>
>> And you know how many people go around deleting things,
not having any
>> knowledge of the consequences (-:
>
>Yep, have to wonder if that's what has happened here.
Faulty hardware could
>cause any data to become corrupt but the damage would be
more widespread
>than just the default user account.
>
>Was on my way out the door this AM so didn't have time to
respond more in
>depth... I'm not sure if the default profile can be
restored to working order
>through any means other than System Restore, restoring a
system backup or a
>repair install.
>
>Customizing the default user account is not unheard of but
have read a few
>MS Knowledge Base articles that are very specific about
how changes to
>this account should be made to avoid corruption. Another
possibility for a
>"no new accounts" situation.
>
>Something to research this week, I guess.
>
>Take care,
>--
>Sharon F
>MS MVP - Windows Shell/User
>.
>
The Default User folder is recovered and backed up.
As far as restoring it is concerned, it helps to not have
emtied the wastebasket. Other means of restoring it would
apparently be available through the procedures for editing
or 'customizing' the Default User profile. I found and
read several pages covering that topic, but it took the
right search to do so:
"Windows XP" "Default User" profile customize
Pages I found useful:
http://www.logdev.com/LogDev/KBase/KBase-LogDev/KB020211-3.htm
http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci920016,00.html
http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBN/tip6700/rh6775.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=291586
http://www.petri.co.il/copy_user_profiles_in_xp.htm
Thanks very much for your help.
>-----Original Message-----
>On Sun, 9 Nov 2003 09:30:00 -0500, Crusty (-: Old B@stard
:-) wrote:
>
>> And you know how many people go around deleting things,
not having any
>> knowledge of the consequences (-:
>
>Yep, have to wonder if that's what has happened here.
Faulty hardware could
>cause any data to become corrupt but the damage would be
more widespread
>than just the default user account.
>
>Was on my way out the door this AM so didn't have time to
respond more in
>depth... I'm not sure if the default profile can be
restored to working order
>through any means other than System Restore, restoring a
system backup or a
>repair install.
>
>Customizing the default user account is not unheard of but
have read a few
>MS Knowledge Base articles that are very specific about
how changes to
>this account should be made to avoid corruption. Another
possibility for a
>"no new accounts" situation.
>
>Something to research this week, I guess.
>
>Take care,
>--
>Sharon F
>MS MVP - Windows Shell/User
>.
>