Repair Install Was Successful but...
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, Apr 27 2007 03:52 AM
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Posted 27 April 2007 - 03:52 AM
XP JohDotCom
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Posted 27 April 2007 - 04:21 AM
glen_m_32
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Hi johdotcom and welcome to g2g!
What do you mean you cant get to them easily, abit more info would be highly appreciated! and remember that manners go a long way here!
trust me! 
Thanks
Glen
What do you mean you cant get to them easily, abit more info would be highly appreciated! and remember that manners go a long way here!
trust me! Thanks
Glen
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Posted 27 April 2007 - 08:21 AM
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Hi Glen,
I mean, I can see my data and my programs (via Windows explorer). When I sign on to windows using my user-name that Windows asked me to create again (during the last part of the Repair installation) and try to open a word document. It says "Word is not installed for that user."
Using Windows explorer, I can see what might be my old user name with some Hexidecimal hash after it (if it was your user account it would look like "Glen8H6AE7".
There are no documents in my new user Account, but they are all there on disk, but not in this new user account. The old user account like "Glen8H6AE7" is not offered as a choice at sign-on.
Was XP supposed to recognize my old user account and not ask me to create a new user account as the last part of the Repair Installation? Can I copy the old user settings and documents from the "Glen8H6AE7".
John
I mean, I can see my data and my programs (via Windows explorer). When I sign on to windows using my user-name that Windows asked me to create again (during the last part of the Repair installation) and try to open a word document. It says "Word is not installed for that user."
Using Windows explorer, I can see what might be my old user name with some Hexidecimal hash after it (if it was your user account it would look like "Glen8H6AE7".
There are no documents in my new user Account, but they are all there on disk, but not in this new user account. The old user account like "Glen8H6AE7" is not offered as a choice at sign-on.
Was XP supposed to recognize my old user account and not ask me to create a new user account as the last part of the Repair Installation? Can I copy the old user settings and documents from the "Glen8H6AE7".
John
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Posted 27 April 2007 - 08:26 AM
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Copying the user account should work. Enable hidden files and folders, then copy the account.
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Posted 27 April 2007 - 08:45 AM
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THanks... I just didn't think that would work because there really didn't seem like there was very much in the old account (maybe it is just pointers to the data rather than all the data)?
As this was my first repair installation, was XP supposed to recognize my old user account and not ask me to create a new user account as the last part of the Repair Installation?
As this was my first repair installation, was XP supposed to recognize my old user account and not ask me to create a new user account as the last part of the Repair Installation?
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Posted 30 April 2007 - 01:01 AM
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Sorry this is taking so long, i am still investigating this issue and will get back to you ASAP, i have never heard of this before, maybe one of the tech's will know!
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