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• User account now points to a different user account files

  Several users have in our household have accounts on a laptop.  One of the accounts mysteriously began to point to a different user account files.  All other user accounts seem to work normally.

  UAC is not running on the machine.  The user account with the problem and that to which it points now have administrator privileges.  Windows Update is active.  The 2 latest updates prior to the issuance have been updated to Windows defender.

  How to restore this user account to the way it was?

  Hey Super,

  It is possible that the location of each of the user data folder are changed to the other user account.

  First check if the user account folders do not exist in the C:\drive\users and then continue with the steps below.

  You will need to each user account folder redirected to its original location and check if it works.

  1 right click on the folder that you want to restore to its original location, and then click Properties.
  2. click on the location tab, click restore default, and then click OK.

  You will need to do this for each individual user account folder that points to the other user account folders.
  Redirect a folder to a new location
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/redirect-a-folder-to-a-new-location

  If the previous step fails while the user account may be damaged, you will need to check if the problem persists in a new user account and later to fix a corrupted user account.

  Create a user account
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/create-a-user-account

  Difficulty of a corrupted user profile
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/fix-a-corrupted-user-profile

  I hope this helps!

  Halima S - Microsoft technical support.
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• The admin user doesn't have access to the Standard user account files

  OK, I'm lost.  It's crazy.

  After reading the reasons to do most of your work on/as a Standard user, I created a user account (quite a while) and have been using it since--and perhaps the way I did have this problem.

  If I remember correctly, this is how I did it.  I had a LOT of files under my old ID admin, so I created another Admin account and then replaced by former Admin account is a Standard user account.  I have been connected and makes every slot the user account Standard since then, with Windows poping a request my Admin password whenever he needed.

  Today, I needed to change a tax return of 2013 - and when I reloaded TurboTax last year and needed to get the State program, TurboTax wouldn't, claiming that I need to be logged in as an Admin user (I have not the popup asking my Admin password).

  OK, here's the problem.  When I have users to switch to my Admin account, after the passage, almost all the icons on my desktop disappear AND there are only a couple of files in my files of Documents Libraries\Documents\My.

  Everything to go.  I thought as an Admin user, I had access to everything.  How can I get all this stuff back (the icons on the desktop for example and other user account files, etc.)

  When I was logged in as an Admin user, it seemed that I could share files with other Useers - so I thought, Aha, that's how it works.  So I logged on my Standard user account - but the ability to share my files, etc. did not exist, at least as far as I can tell (that is, cannot find this option anywhere).

  If all goes well there is something simple that miss me that things work so that as an Admin user, I have access to other user accounts where - it is supposed to work, isn't.

  Obviously need help.  Thank you.  Ron in round rock

  In fact, I have nothing - as stated in the above comment, I could see all my files and folders User\ron

  -> This either means that the folder is already shared, or that UAC (User Account Control) is disabled on your PC. This isn't a good idea because it exposes your computer at serious risk.

  I can edit, delete, running back, I can't (or maybe since I am the only user on this machine, I should leave him alone).  Just curious as to what I did exactly.

  -> If you have shared with read/write access, you can create/edit/delete the files.

  And finally, as an Admin user, I have only 4 icons in the taskbar (IE, Chrome, Windows Media Player and Windows Explorer) - that doesn't sound right.

  -> You'll get exactly icons you placed here while it is logged on as admin user.

  And really Finally, with regard to the disappearance of all the icons on my desktop when logged in as Admin user.

  Each user has his own profile. Inside the profile, there is the user's desktop. Desktop shortcuts that are visible while connected as user A are not visible when you are logged on as user B because each user has his own office!

  There is one exception: most applications require at installation time if their shortcuts must be visible by all users. If you answer 'Yes', then the shortcuts will go into this common folder: C:\Users\Public\Desktop.

• How to change the location of the files of user account files?

  I had my hard drive partitioned and the need to change the location of my files of user account from c: to d:

  An example is the location of the files from my office.

  My user ID is Admin privilidge, but I can't find where to change of mapping file.

  I would then change the default settings within the system, so that when new users are added to the data files to point to d:

  Thank you!

  http://www.vista4beginners.com/move-user-files-folders-to-another-partition

  See if the information above helps you.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• My user account is empty. I owe to all administrator rights! It happened when I uninstalled Windows Live One Care. Have a lot hangs in IE8. Under XP SP3

  I uninstalled Windows Live One Care. Since then, my user account file is empty and I have no right to administrator. Before this happened I had many crashes and stop IE. I don't think they are related.

  Hi gmakrk,

  1. what version of internet explore that you use?

  2. you receive an error message when internet explore crashes?

  3. do you have a third-party security software installed on the computer?

  4. When you be able to uninstall Windows Live One Care with success of the computer?

  5. What do you mean by user account file is empty?

  Method 1

  I suggest that you restore the computer to the point before you uninstall Windows Live One Care of the computer using the system restore and check if the user account file is not empty.

  How to restore Windows XP to a previous state

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/306084

  Method 2

  See the link below to uninstall Windows Live One Care of the computer using the cleaning tool and check if it helps.

  http://social.Microsoft.com/forums/en/onecaregeneral/thread/732e6371-2e71-479a-8cd6-b189941ed4fb

• User account deleted, how do I recover photos for this account

  Dear friends,

  Yesterday there was, I guess a virus attack on my windows system firewall and disabled vista afer that it me has failed to launch any web site for navigation, Macfee running on my system that I scan my system completely, but I made a mistake, I had. Just to start thinking about scratching, I deleted my user account and create a new user account. Oflet carrying all my personal photos deleting user account files, I don't then tryzing sytem restore to last week, that has worked well but still my photos of account information I mean were not recovered. Is there a way I can recover my deleted user our footage? Thank you, your help will be very appreciated.

  Cordially sats

  Hello

  There was a provision to back up data before/duiring the user account deletion process

  and a system restore does not bring back data

  You can try this program

  http://www.Piriform.com/Recuva

• How to solve a problem with my user account in Windows 7

  I recently downloaded several drivers for Windows XP and I installed one or more of these factors so that I could transfer to a USB key to install on an XP laptop. I think that this may have damaged my user accounts. When I click on the images and music files, has more listed files. In addition, a second HARD drive installed on my Windows 7 CPU is no longer accessible after that I tried to fix. 2nd HARD drive was accessible in Windows Explorer, but my music application (iTunes) could not read the music library file (content in 1 disk HARD music folder) or he could access the music files and media.

  After doing some research on this forum, I've decided that I have can I have inadvertently installed a trogan horse or a virus who disguised himself as a windows driver. I was downloading several drivers for an old laptop which comes, I reinstalled Windows XP and some I THINK drivers came from unofficial or Microsoft Web sites. I found under the credentials manager that a new profile has been created the day this problem is product called "virtualapp/didlogical" I'm obviously very concerned by this and not be able to access my music and photo files in my user profile. I can access the files (music, photos) if I do a search, but they are more related to my user account (i.e. the folder to see the music and pictures empty).
  Here's what I did: 1) I have done a full using Microsoft Security Essentials scan and the latest version of McAfee and no problems were detected, 2) I tried to change the permissions on the 2nd HARD drive and I don't even now to access the disk in Windows Explorer, 3) that I deleted the account virtualapp/didlogical in the credentials manager (4) I changed the password for my user account, which is default and administrator privileges.
  In my list of user account, there are 4 accounts or groups: authenticated users (I don't remember why it's here), SYSTEM ("'"), (MyUserName\Administrators) administrators, users (MyUserName\Users). I am running Windows 7 Home Premium SP1.
  (My questions are 1) what is the best way to correct the user account so that my music and photos are in the user accounts, files and 2) what happens if another remedy would be the community suggests to determine if I have a horse trogan or installed virus.
  Before you remove user or group accounts, or any other changes, I thought I'd see if anyone else has had this problem and what should I do if all the remedies have been used to solve problems.
  Any guidance or advice would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance!

  Hello

  Thanks for posting to the wealth of information you did. To answer your questions, I recommend a person as follows:

  (1) create a new user account, set up exactly as you wish. Then compare it to the existing and corrupt user account, the user account corrupted attachment according to the article: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Fix-a-corrupted-user-profile.

  (2) for the removal of malicious software that is not catch an antivirus application, I recommend two malware scanners:

  Malwarebytes': http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware.shtml ;  and,

  SuperAntiSpyware: http://download.cnet.com/SuperAntiSpyware-Free-Edition/3000-8022_4-10523889.html (use the link Direct download only).

  Followed by two "second opinions" on the antivirus application (both are online scanners):

  ESET Online Scanner: http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/ ;  and,

  TrendMicro: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/us/ .

  Finally, if you think that there is participation of any browser that avast: http://download.cnet.com/Avast-Browser-Cleanup/3000-2144_4-75872295.html (only use the Direct download link).

  These may be "canned" responses, but are they the measures legitimate, I take a poster through. Post your results here and let me know how you fare.

  Kind regards

  BearPup

• File Vault using the same password as a user account?

  As my computer is password protected is what advantage is there in the use of File Vault especially if it will have the same password as my user account?

  Without FileVault, anyone who is in physical possession of the computer can read and edit all your files without knowing your password. With FileVault, it cannot.

• Last year, I bought my laptop and I tried to create a second user account but I placed it somehow this account as the Admin user. I don't remember the password and my file vault is of course.

  Last year, I bought my laptop and I tried to create a second user account but I placed it somehow this account as the Admin user. I don't remember the password and my file vault is of course.

  What password? You can change a password for the account, but if you do not know the FileVault password, you are in a bind. You need to call Apple directly if you their sent an emergency password when configuring the FV.

  For a user account:

  You forgot your password

  Lion or later version

  Reset a password in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion

  OS X Lion mountain - reset a login password,

  OS X Mavericks-solve password problems,.

  OS X Lion-Apple ID can be used to reset your password for the user account.

• user accounts may be on another partition for the file system

  I want to have two versions of the operating system on my computer, 10.7.5 and El Capitan, but as all the files from the user to access both. I can define a Directory users on the same system?

  Sure.

  Open the preferences users and groups. Click the lock and authenticate you. Or CTRL - RIGHT click on your username account list in the sidebar and select Advanced Options in the context menu. You will see a field called "Home dir: ' on the far right, you will see an Edit button. Click on it. In the file dialog box, navigate to the location in house now located on the HARD disk (disk HARD/users/user_name /.) Select the folder, click the Open button. Restart the computer, as shown. When the computer starts, it will now use the home located on the HARD drive folder. Of course, you must repeat the above to switch it back to the user accounts on the main drive when you boot from this drive.

• How to transfer files & settings from the administrator account for the Standard user account

  I have a Standard user account. I use the administrator account and realized that was not a right thing to do. However, now I can't have one of the images or files. I thought that they would automatically be there, but it didn't work that way. Is it possible to transfer these items? Open to all suggestions. Thank you

  Hi JonnieStark,
  Please see the thread with a similar problem and fix possible:

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_vista-files/how-to-transfer-files-from-one-user-account-to/e262acd6-08f2-4a77-9CFB-1b670dd6706d

  I hope this helps!

• 'File name' is locked for editing by 'Client', why not show the correct user account

  A .xls file created by MS Excel 2003 and saved on the server files (Windows Server 2008 R2 without Service Pack).

  We have two users: A and c. accounts of A and C join same above file server's domain. A approval of the admin on the server, C is a common user. The version of MS Excel on the pc is 2010, although it is 2003 for C.

  C tries to open a file on the server and it has the change permission on the file and the file, however, the file is locked for editing by 'administrator '. For the moment, no one opens this file, so which is 'Administrator'?

  More tests:

  (1) once A open file C is reached, there is message: file is locked for editing by 'Client', so why shows 'Client' instead of a correct domain account?

  (2) after C opens the file and then A is reached, there is message: file is locked for a domain C user account. So it seems OK.

  Post in the Windows Server Forums:
  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/category/WindowsServer/

• Is it possible to get a user account and all the files associated with it if it has been deleted?

  My fiance's brother thought he was doing us a favor of the deletion of a user account that we use too often.  I always use it because it has pictures on what we use a main user account is not.  I am panicing because I fear that these photos were lost.  Is there a way I can restore it?

  External USB hard disks costing less than USD 90 for 1.5 TB or more - I do not understand how people lose data these days.

  You * might * be able to recover all or part of the files by using an application like Recuva (it's a link, it's free, do not buy anything).

  Because you posted in Windows XP - Start searching files in C:\Documents and Settings\ - in particular directory from the old username (which was probably completely deleted.

  The machine is used, less you will recover anything.

  Whatever the results - I suggest buy you a form any external backup and schedule a periodic and consistent backup that you can go in situations like this.

• I just created a new 'user account '. Now all my files are considered to be "hidden".

  original title: hidden files

  I just created a new 'user account '. Now all my files are considered to be "hidden". "I have thousands of .psd and jpeg files). Is it possible to change this for all files in that account without having to access each?

  I don't know what caused the problem, but you can go to control panel | Folder options | Display and enable the display of the hidden files and folders.

  Steve

• User accounts - I created a user account, but now I can't seem to find all the files that were on the pc before I put it in place... what happened to them?

  I never had an aaount usser put on the pc and had a large number of backup files.  Then I set up a new user account and it auto saet as administrator, but all the files are not there.  There is an another user account on the pc and it is called comments but the files aren't there either.  Is there a way to recover the missing data?

  Hi ColleenBrown-Hickey,
   
  Setting up a new user account does not remove the files. Search if the file is present on the computer by using Windows Search.
   
  For more information, see:
  How to search for files and folders in Windows XP