Missing Users

From: Monika (this_email_at_is_fake.com)
Date: 09/12/04 

Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 12:17:12 -0400

Hello,

I tried other groups but nobody seems to know how to solve my XP
problem. Perhaps the good people of this group are more knowledgable.

On Windows XP Home SP1a.

Recently I discovered that there is a way to restrict users without
doing it to the extent the "Limited" account does in Control Panel.

Here's what I did:

Start > Run > "Control Userpasswords2"
In the "User Accounts" dialog:
clicked user name > "Properties" > "Group Membership" tab > "Standard
User" > OK

Here's what happened:

I received an error that the user could not be modified because the
group name was not found, so I clicked "Cancel" on everything and the
user vanished. When I tried to create the user again (from "Control
Userpasswords2" and the Control Panel) I received a message the user
already exists. I did not accidentaly delete the user.

The users are also gone from the Welcome Screen. The only place they
exist is in the Profiles dialog. The folders for the vanishing users
also remain.

Note: I know about System Restore but at the time I forgot about it and
haven't made a restore point. Further, since this happened I updated
Windows, updated key software and installed two more. So, using System
Restore is a last resort option for me.

How do I get those user accounts back?

Thank you kindly for your assistance.

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