Recovering Deleted User

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killahertz

Hello,
Recently I went through a optimization FAQ for windows xp where i
turned off quite a few xp services. When I rebooted I no Longer had
my previous user account as an option and i was throw into the
administrator account. Under documents and settings I still have my
profile with all my data and desktop shortcuts. My question is can I
just add a user with the same name and restore that user account or do
I need to do some more complicated forensics?
Thanks
David
 
If you didn't delete it, it's still there. Sounds to me like you just lost
the login screen. Try Control Panels Users Accounts and see what's listed
there. That's where to start. Check the help for logion options and NEVER
turn off services if you do not know what they are for and about and affect.
Also, you can go back to a previous configuration using System restore,
unless of course, you turned it off
Hope this helps,
Frank L
MCP
 
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