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Old September 10th 09, 05:17 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
mcsepit
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Default "Default User Profile" Missing

Noticed on one of the workstations - the "Default User" profile is missing.

How do I recover?

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Barb
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Old September 10th 09, 05:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
Leonard Grey[_3_]
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Default "Default User Profile" Missing

Enable hidden folders and look again.
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Leonard Grey
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mcsepit wrote:
Noticed on one of the workstations - the "Default User" profile is missing.

How do I recover?

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Old September 10th 09, 08:01 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
mcsepit
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Default "Default User Profile" Missing

Hidden folders are visible. Default User missing
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Thanks
Barb


"Leonard Grey" wrote:

Enable hidden folders and look again.
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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

mcsepit wrote:
Noticed on one of the workstations - the "Default User" profile is missing.

How do I recover?


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Old September 10th 09, 08:10 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
Leonard Grey[_3_]
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Default "Default User Profile" Missing

What happens when you create a new user account?
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mcsepit wrote:
Hidden folders are visible. Default User missing

  #5  
Old September 10th 09, 08:37 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
mcsepit
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Default "Default User Profile" Missing

I created a local account today - however I have not logged into the
workstation with this account. (workstation is in production)

This is a replacement workstation (profiles from the old workstation have
been copied to the new one) I suspect that this is what caused the issue, the
account may have been deleted or overwritten.
--
Thanks
Barb


"Leonard Grey" wrote:

What happens when you create a new user account?
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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

mcsepit wrote:
Hidden folders are visible. Default User missing


  #6  
Old September 10th 09, 09:10 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
mcsepit
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Default "Default User Profile" Missing

Is there a way to re-create the "Default User" account?
--
Thanks
Barb


"mcsepit" wrote:

I created a local account today - however I have not logged into the
workstation with this account. (workstation is in production)

This is a replacement workstation (profiles from the old workstation have
been copied to the new one) I suspect that this is what caused the issue, the
account may have been deleted or overwritten.
--
Thanks
Barb


"Leonard Grey" wrote:

What happens when you create a new user account?
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

mcsepit wrote:
Hidden folders are visible. Default User missing


  #7  
Old September 10th 09, 09:38 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
Leonard Grey[_3_]
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Default "Default User Profile" Missing

I'm still waiting to learn what happens when you create a new user
account on the affected computer.
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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

mcsepit wrote:
Is there a way to re-create the "Default User" account?

  #8  
Old September 11th 09, 01:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
mcsepit
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Default "Default User Profile" Missing

I will test this AM
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Thanks
Barb


"Leonard Grey" wrote:

I'm still waiting to learn what happens when you create a new user
account on the affected computer.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

mcsepit wrote:
Is there a way to re-create the "Default User" account?


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Old September 13th 09, 12:27 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
John John - MVP[_2_]
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Default "Default User Profile" Missing

Just copy the Default User folder from another machine.

John

mcsepit wrote:
Is there a way to re-create the "Default User" account?

  #10  
Old September 13th 09, 05:26 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
mcsepit
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Default "Default User Profile" Missing

Thanks!

I was not sure that it was that easy!


Thanks
Barb


"John John - MVP" wrote:

Just copy the Default User folder from another machine.

John

mcsepit wrote:
Is there a way to re-create the "Default User" account?


 




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