Re: Lost User files

His data files are still all there, they can be found in the Administrator profile folder. He can take ownership of the files or grant himself necessary permissions to the files and he will be able to access and move the files to his new "John" profile folders.

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

He can also logon as "Administrator" by hitting Ctrl+Alt+Del twice at the logon screen and supplying the proper credentials in the logon box. Once logged on as Administrator he will be able to find and access all his files and copy/move them to a different location.

John

kah wrote:
Have a friend running windows xp professional, and he decided to change his username from Administrator to John. After doing so, he cannot find any of data files. What might be the best solution for him to recover. Thank you.

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