Lost identity: W2k treats me like a new user for all settings

[Guest jmoleary@earthlink.net]

I've had this Windows 2000 box for 5 years. One PC with a cable

internet connection. Today I turned on my PC and logged on and it

logged on just fine but everything I have customized is GONE. My

desktop, user settings, etc. It treated me as if I were a completely

new user, asking me for internet connection settings, MS Office

settings, etc.

 

My user name is "joe". I can still see my old desktop sitting there

under the

 

"Documents and Settings\joe"

 

folder but now windows apparently is using

 

"Documents and Settings\joe.joeo"

 

Can anyone tell me how I can let Windows know to use the old folders,

desktop settings, display settings, etc?

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: Lost identity: W2k treats me like a new user for all settings

 

Sounds like the profile is corrupt. If the profile is corrupt, you can

rename the profile(while logged on as local admin), then when the user logs

on again a new profile will be created from the image in \default user. You

can then copy over the items you need from the renamed profile. Copy the

folder contents not the folders themselves. When your sure you have all you

need, you can delete the renamed profile(s). Use the import function of your

e-mail software. Do not overwrite ntuser.dat

 

 

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Regards,

 

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft MVP [Windows]

http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

<jmoleary@earthlink.net> wrote:

> I've had this Windows 2000 box for 5 years. One PC with a cable

> internet connection. Today I turned on my PC and logged on and it

> logged on just fine but everything I have customized is GONE. My

> desktop, user settings, etc. It treated me as if I were a completely

> new user, asking me for internet connection settings, MS Office

> settings, etc.

>

> My user name is "joe". I can still see my old desktop sitting there

> under the

>

> "Documents and Settings\joe"

>

> folder but now windows apparently is using

>

> "Documents and Settings\joe.joeo"

>

> Can anyone tell me how I can let Windows know to use the old folders,

> desktop settings, display settings, etc?

>

[Guest jmoleary@earthlink.net]

Re: Lost identity: W2k treats me like a new user for all settings

 

Re: Lost identity: W2k treats me like a new user for all settings

 

Thanks Dave!

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: Lost identity: W2k treats me like a new user for all settings

 

Re: Lost identity: W2k treats me like a new user for all settings

 

You're welcome.

 

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Regards,

 

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft MVP [Windows]

http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

<jmoleary@earthlink.net> wrote:

> Thanks Dave!

>

>

[Guest G Lykos]

Re: Lost identity: W2k treats me like a new user for all settings

 

You're plight sounds familiar. Suggest taking a look at the thread under 'G

Lykos' starting 10/18. There may be a simpler solution.

 

 

<jmoleary@earthlink.net> wrote in message

news:1193006536.102781.180940@y27g2000pre.googlegroups.com...

> I've had this Windows 2000 box for 5 years. One PC with a cable

> internet connection. Today I turned on my PC and logged on and it

> logged on just fine but everything I have customized is GONE. My

> desktop, user settings, etc. It treated me as if I were a completely

> new user, asking me for internet connection settings, MS Office

> settings, etc.

>

> My user name is "joe". I can still see my old desktop sitting there

> under the

>

> "Documents and Settings\joe"

>

> folder but now windows apparently is using

>

> "Documents and Settings\joe.joeo"

>

> Can anyone tell me how I can let Windows know to use the old folders,

> desktop settings, display settings, etc?

>

[Guest G Lykos]

Re: Lost identity: W2k treats me like a new user for all settings

 

You're plight sounds familiar. Suggest taking a look at the thread under 'G

Lykos' starting 10/18. There may be a simple solution.

 

 

<jmoleary@earthlink.net> wrote in message

news:1193006536.102781.180940@y27g2000pre.googlegroups.com...

> I've had this Windows 2000 box for 5 years. One PC with a cable

> internet connection. Today I turned on my PC and logged on and it

> logged on just fine but everything I have customized is GONE. My

> desktop, user settings, etc. It treated me as if I were a completely

> new user, asking me for internet connection settings, MS Office

> settings, etc.

>

> My user name is "joe". I can still see my old desktop sitting there

> under the

>

> "Documents and Settings\joe"

>

> folder but now windows apparently is using

>

> "Documents and Settings\joe.joeo"

>

> Can anyone tell me how I can let Windows know to use the old folders,

> desktop settings, display settings, etc?

>