Still trying to figure this one out. We run Windows XP SP3 with 5 user 
profiles. For some reason the 1st personal profile setting was wiped clean 
except for the start up programs. All documents,files,wallpaper,screen saver 
,iTunes,they all disappeared. All the Virus/Malware scans come up with 
nothing. Of course this user didn't back any of this up so his stuff is gone 
as far as we know so far. 
Thanks for any input.

"blueoyster" wrote:

> Still trying to figure this one out. We run Windows XP SP3 with 5 user 
> profiles. For some reason the 1st personal profile setting was wiped clean 
> except for the start up programs. All documents,files,wallpaper,screen saver 
> ,iTunes,they all disappeared. All the Virus/Malware scans come up with 
> nothing. Of course this user didn't back any of this up so his stuff is gone 
> as far as we know so far. 
> Thanks for any input.

Here is another twist to this. If you go to another users personal settings 
and look up this persons documents,they are still there. 

blueoyster wrote:

>Here is another twist to this. If you go to another users personal settings 
>and look up this persons documents,they are still there. 
>  
>
Well blueoyster,

this is your chance to log on as Administrator or user with admin rights 
and copy all the documents from the first user's profile so that you 
don't lose anything.

You can then create a new profile for the first user and pate his 
documents back in to it.  The problematic profile can then be deleted 
completely.

hth

"blueoyster" <blueoyster@discussions.microsoft.com> said this in news item 
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> Still trying to figure this one out. We run Windows XP SP3 with 5 user
> profiles. For some reason the 1st personal profile setting was wiped clean
> except for the start up programs. All documents,files,wallpaper,screen 
> saver
> ,iTunes,they all disappeared. All the Virus/Malware scans come up with
> nothing. Of course this user didn't back any of this up so his stuff is 
> gone
> as far as we know so far.
> Thanks for any input.

Users never back up their important files. It is the administrator's job to 
install tools that do it. 

"ANONYMOUS" wrote:

> blueoyster wrote:
> 
> >Here is another twist to this. If you go to another users personal settings 
> >and look up this persons documents,they are still there. 
> >  
> >
> Well blueoyster,
> 

Creating a new profile is what we're doing. Thanks for the replies. I'm just 
glad they are still on the pc.
> this is your chance to log on as Administrator or user with admin rights 
> and copy all the documents from the first user's profile so that you 
> don't lose anything.
> 
> You can then create a new profile for the first user and pate his 
> documents back in to it.  The problematic profile can then be deleted 
> completely.
> 
> hth
> .
>