lost settings when add user

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tim johnson

I am running XP Professional. Initially I had no user
and the computer boots without any question.

I added myself as user with admin privelages. When I
boot up a screen comes on with my name. I click and logs
on.

Now all my settings are no longer available including
desktop, Outlook Express with my address book and
favorites sites from my browser.

How can I get back my desk top and others?

Thanks
 
tim johnson said:
I am running XP Professional. Initially I had no user
and the computer boots without any question.

I added myself as user with admin privelages. When I
boot up a screen comes on with my name. I click and logs
on.

Now all my settings are no longer available including
desktop, Outlook Express with my address book and
favorites sites from my browser.
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1. You did not have no user before, Windows auto-logged you on because
there were just one profile and this profile had not been
password-protected.
2. Boot into the Safe Mode and logon as the Administrator. In the
DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS folder you should find subfolders for the old
and the new profile. From the Control Panel > System > Advanced > User
profiles > Settings you can copy the profile from the old user to the
new user.
3. Logon with the new profile again and check that all is well.
If you want, install TWEAKUI.EXE from
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp and
check the settings under "Logon". The old user may simply be hidden
from the Login dialog.
 
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