RE: XP Profile Corruption..? how do i restore lost files?

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From: BAR (BAR_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/23/05 

Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 14:49:03 -0800

To access your documents and move or copy them to another flder, login as
administrator.

Setup a new User yourname [but not same as previous].

Open up C:\Documents and Settings\oldusername\My Documents
Copy the entire contents of this folder to:
C:\Documents and Settings\new username\My Documents

Log off as administrator and login as newusername

See then if all your documents are viewable under 'My Documents'
also check that all your internet shortcuts are there.

These all should have been copies across.

Then if all is OK, delete the oldusername from the User Accounts.

"mskenobi" wrote:

> My xp says my profile is corrupt contact adminstrator.. and now even when i
> enter in safe mode or as another user i cant access my docs.
>
> I've tried system restore; and it says nothing has been changed
>
> Tried Safe mode; click on my profile still cant access old docs
>
> Tried loggin in as administrator not worked either.
>
> How do i recover my lost docs? HELP!
>
>
> --
> Bad luck is not caused by broken mirrors; but my broken minds

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