Hi ,
Go into the Control Panel or bring up Explore. Go into Folder Options.
Click on View. Dot Show hidden files and folders. Uncheck Hide protected
operating system files (Recommended). Click Apply then click OK.
You should see your other Identities on the computer. Don't delete from
Explore. You should be able to use User Profiles on the Advanced Tab in
System Properties, if more than one User is listed.
You can copy the My Documents files and sub-folders to your new User ID.
The same for Favorities. You need to Import your E-mails and Address Book,
thou.
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thecreator
"grayfly" <> wrote in message
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>I use a laptop with WXP for 3 years. This bit might be a coincidence,
>however
> following a windows update via the web, on restarting my laptop a message
> appeared to tell me that my user profile couldn't be found and a new one
> was
> being created. So now I am a new user on my laptop and can't access any
> previous history, documents, pictures, e mail etc. I tried the system
> restore
> to a time before the update, didn't work.
>
> How can I get access to my files on the hard drive? I have backed up over
> the years, so no major issues, just the major inconvenience of starting
> all
> over again and mainly not being able to reach my e mails awaiting answer
> in
> the last couple of weeks. It is my main machine for business. Also lost
> access to some valuable software downloaded form web.
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