Re: User Account Suddenly Unaccessable



"Pegasus [MVP]" <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"It appears that we're running round in circles, without making any real progress. This is probably because I'm not aware of some peculiarity on your machine."

Yes, it does seem that way - I'm very frustrated too. Before I address the options you presented, I have a couple of comments/questions which may help me, or you, or others approach this situation.

A. From the 300+ pages of stuff I read (only a small part of which was sent to you, at your request), it appears that the information about my preferences, icons, styles, settings, etc. (I'll use the word "tastes" to refer to that collection) are still stored on the computer. Right?

B. Assuming you agree with the above, the problem then seems to be getting my user account (cwlee) to access/recognize/incorporate those "tastes". Right?

C. Can you think of a way to "transfer" those "tastes" either to the Administrator account, or to a newly created user account with a new name?

D. Are there any sharing options/permissions anywhere which the Administrator account has access to which would allow access to those "tastes"?

Any other brief exposition of the situation that you can provide to me? I'm thinking of a description that I might use with someone much more technically competent than I am - someone who might try a fresh approach. Also if you could describe in a general way what approaches you tried, and why/how they failed, it might help another person solve the mystery.

You wrote:

"I see these options for you:
a) You live with the problem.
b) You reload Windows, allowing the disk to
be formatted in the process.
c) You start a new thread in an attempt to attract
some other respondent's attention who may
be able to resolve your problem.
d) You give me direct access to your machine
so that I can see things with my own eyes."

First, in comparing options a) and b), I assume that with b) I would lose all the "tastes"-related information, all the other software that I've added over the years, and all the updates to the OS and other software incorporated over the years. I would be, basically, starting out with a clean slate. Between those two options, it seems best to me to go with a), in case someday a way is found to reestablish my user account with all of its "tastes".

With respect to option c), I don't think I'll find someone else of your calibre and standing in a newsgroup who would want to take on this problem. The fact that there have been no other suggestions or contributions posted in the newsgroup reinforces that belief with me.

With respect to option d), you wrote: "Option d) is conditional to the machine having access to the Internet. If you're interested in discussing this option further, drop a line to pegasus_fnl@xxxxxxxxxx"

I shall email you, at that address, to talk about this some more.

Lastly, you wrote: "Sorry for not being able to resolve this issue in the normal way." We are both sorry that the problem is still there; nevertheless I believe you went well above and beyond the call of duty to assist me. I'm very thankful for your efforts.

Best regards.

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"CWLee" <cdubyalee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ekvHdlC9JHA.4168@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"Pegasus [MVP]" <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OEo1LoA9JHA.1380@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
We're getting one step closer to our goal. Here is what your reply is telling me:
- You have two relevant profile folders:
* "c:\Documents and Settings\cwlee"
* "c:\Documents and Settings\cwlee.System-3"
- "Users" (as opposed to "Administrators") have only read-access
to these folders.
- My previous instructions to modify these permissions appear
to have failed.

The next step consists of setting appropriate permissions once more,
this time with a batch file in order to avoid typographical errors.
Following the previously issued instructions, I would like you to
create the batch file c:\Lee2.bat. It should have the following lines:
@echo off
set prof=c:\Documents and Settings
set cryp=Application Data\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache
net user > c:\test.txt
cacls "%prof%\cwlee" /e /t /r Users 1>>c:\test.txt 2>>&1
cacls "%prof%\cwlee.System-3" /e /t /r Users 1>>c:\test.txt 2>>&1
cacls "%prof%\cwlee" /e /t /g CWLee:F 1>>c:\test.txt 2>>&1
cacls "%prof%\cwlee.System-3" /e /t /g CWLee:F 1>>c:\test.txt 2>>&1
cacls "%prof%\cwlee\%cryp%" >> c:\test.txt
cacls "%prof%\cwlee.System-3\%cryp%" >> c:\test.txt
notepad c:\test.txt

And here are the overall steps:
1. Reboot the machine.
2. Log on as Administrator.
3. Create c:\Lee2.bat
4. Run c:\Lee2.bat. It will show you the contents of c:\test.txt when finished.
5. Paste some of the contents of c:\test.txt into your reply. Cut out the repetitive stuff - I'm interested in the first few lines and the error messages, if any.
6. Reboot the machine.
7. Log on as CWLee.
8. Click Start / Run
9. Type the three letters cmd
10. Click the OK button
11. Type this command and press Enter:
set user
12. Report the value of "Userprofile".

"CWLee" <cdubyalee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23BhhDF$8JHA.3544@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I followed your original set of 12 instructions, changing #10 to show the same wording after the c:\ in both cases now being Lee.bat

This time the process seemed to proceed, and I have shown below, between lines of ^^^ symbols, what came up on Notepad. (It looked much neater, and easier to read, on my wider screen than it does below, because of the narrower margins here.)







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