Update has created havoc
- From: "Cloy" <cloy@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 13 Mar 2007 19:05:49 -0700
This is an old thread, but I ran across the same problem and haven't
found any other information on this issue...
Yes, this problem WAS created by the update -- on my computer it
created a new user with the same username and the domain appended.
I had to make all the user documents visible inside "Documents &
Settings" and then copy everything from one account to the other.
-c
On Apr 28 2006, 8:03 pm, "Thota Umesh" <thotaum...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Or do this: simply rename the old user profile folder to the new user
profile (username associated folder) after creating a new user. u will find
userprofiles here documents and settings. Adviced++ according to my first
reply.
PS: answers for ur questions:
(1)application data resides in ur "documents and settings\user profile\" &
in ur "documents and settings\user profile\ local settings"
(2) YES! this will putup everything as it was before.
(3) i dont think the update created a new user instead if something is
corrupt in ur profile then windows is trying to give u access by creating a
temp profile for ur account. check eventvwr.msc for the error if its
anything small it can be fixed and ur profile may be restored.
And if u want to remove the update u can always do that by going to control
panel > add remove programs: select show updates on the top of addremove
programs and u can uninstall the update.
Hope this helps...,
Umesh Thotawww.windowsworkshop.com
"Mike Strickland" <MikeStrickl...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
messagenews:AEA22F16-45F9-4A2A-959F-934A1CE4BE43@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Thank you for your response. However, I do not understand.
First, where do I find the "application data folder" to copy, and where do
I
paste it?
Second, will this give me access to the settings and data for all programs
the original user had, such as Word, Outlook, Internet Explorer, and other
programs?
Third, I gather this will not remove the new user that the update created
but rather will only allow the new user to have access to some of the same
data that I had under my original user. Is there a solution that will
simply
undo the change the update caused, and put me back where I was?
Thanks again.
"Thota Umesh" wrote:
Hii, copy the application data folder of ur original user folder to ur
new
user. u have to do this from a different admin account and not while
logged
into the account. once this is done logoff and login to ur account that
shd
do it.
Hope this helps..,
Umesh Thota
www.windowsworkshop.com
"Mike Strickland" <MikeStrickl...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
messagenews:DBAECE65-3B52-4B7A-90FE-CAEC079A669A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
This Wednesday, April 19, my office computer on which I rely heavily
(running
Windows 2000 on an office LAN) accepted automatic updates from
Microsoft.
The
update called for a re-start. When I re-started and logged back on, it
was
as if I had signed on as a new user (though I signed on with the same
user
name and same password always used). All former settings were gone.
The
desktop was new. Instructions on how to use Windows popped up as if I
was
a
first time user. None of my data in Outlook was there (extensive
contacts,
email, calendar appointments, etc.). When I opened Internet Explorer,
I
received messages requiring set up as if a new user. Once set up, my
many
"favorites" were gone. In Word, the "my documents" folder did not
contain
my
many folders and documents. I could go on and on. My search for my
documents in Word eventually led me to conclude that a new user
apparently
WAS created, with the same name but with the domain name added as an
extension (my directory shows the orignal "username" as a user and but
now
also shows "username.domainname" as a user). In Word, I found my
documents
by going up the directory, out of the new user file, and into the
original
user file. It was a relief that the documents are not lost but it is
now
a
hassle to get to them. The larger problem, however, is not being able
to
access all my information in Outlook. I know it is still in the
computer
somewhere because my legal assistant, who had delegate authority for my
calendar, still can access my calendar from her computer. However,
since
I
am being treated as a new user when I sign on, I cannot access it. The
bottom line is I don't know how to make the computer take me to my
original
user settings (again, I am logging on just as I alway have, same user
name
and same password). I am tempted to try to delete the new user
"username/domainname" and see if the computer will take me back where I
want
to go but I fear additional problems if I do that. I know this is a
lengthy
post, but just in case Microsoft is listening, I wanted to be thorough.
Anyone have any suggestions. Many, many thanks.
.
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