Re: Missing files/folders after user account creation.

From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 11/25/04


Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 18:10:17 -0500

Hi,

He'll find them here:

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop

-- 
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
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Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Mike Hyndman" <mike@tmphyndman.demon.co.uk> wrote in message 
news:fcpcq0d6ou5k0s8shcv12h5e0mtraurhe0@4ax.com...
> My son's laptop came with XP Pro pre loaded and the administrator
> account and password (only) available at startup. He used this method
> for a few weeks, setting his desktop up in the process, with a number of
> files and folders on the desktop. Yesterday, he created an account in
> his own name (with admin privileges) and logs on to said account, but
> now he finds his desktop has completely changed,inc background, the
> files and folders he had when he logged on as administrator are no
> longer visible and a search for them proves fruitless. What has happened
> to his "old administrator" desktop files and folders, is it/are they
> still accessable, can it/they be recovered with a system restore?
> any help gratefully received.
> Mike H 


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