Children ate my computer. Need help!!

03.06.06 | chickensoup formerly mlmr

[Chickensoup]

I KNOW it is in News/activism. I want this seen before being sent to the Cheesehole.

I am working on an extra computer. My children got into my computer last night and have made it so I cannot get back into my area. I reloaded Pro so I could at least have windows to look at and I can see my flower and name in user accounts but cannot get to them. I need HELP!! I have bills due today

What did they do? Road runner went down after a power outage and they thought it was the computer. They were in under my daughter's account which I stupidly permitted her administrator status so she could install her Kodak software.

Am I stupid? YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSss!!

Are Feeepers brilliant and altruistic? I pray so!!

Would you please help me recover my accounts? Thank you.

[BigBlueJon]

This is series. Have you tried stuning your beeber? I'm going to take a shower.

[ShadowDancer]

My children got into my computer last night

What are they, preemies?

[Echo Talon]

LOL IBTZ? hehe

[stylin_geek]

What happens when you try to get in the area with your name on it?

[freedumb2003]

Are you logged in?

[Echo Talon]

where is that bunny with the pancake on its head?

[Chanticleer]

Have you tried using System Restore? You are running XP Pro, right? Try going to the start menu, run, msconfig, then run System Restore.

[johnny7]

Sounds like your children are the real problem. Maybe they need... correcting ?

[digger48]

Grown-ups take better care of things...

[freedumb2003]

Seriesly...

I cannot get back into my area.

What does this mean?

[Cagey]

I cannot get back into my area

Neither can I.

[Chickensoup]

I'm going to take a shower.

To me it is series! I have stuned my beeber so much it hurts.

Have a wet shower!

[FreePaul]

I reloaded Pro so I could at least have windows to look at...

Depending on how your system is set up and how you "reloaded" that may be the only thing you have now. You may have to go to your backup hard drive. You do have a backup don't you?

[Chickensoup]

What are they, preemies?


No...

brain dead?

[GummyIII]

Are you able to get to a desktop area but not YOUR desktop?

[trebb]

If you reloaded Pro, your other accounts may still show up, but they will not work. You can browse to the old account info (if it still exists) and see if your files are still there (sometimes reloading a Microsoft OS will leave much old info intact and accessible) and try taking ownership of the files to put into your new account. But much info is just lost and will have to be rebuilt.

Good Luck

[Chickensoup]

IBTZ


IBTZ?

[stylin_geek]

It sounds like you just need to go into your daughters account, and reset the password for your account. Or, your account may just be disabled.

Go in to your daughters account, right mouse click "my computer" left click "manage" go down to "local users and computers" left click on "users" and look for your user account. Should be able to right mouse click on your user account and reset the password or account.

[Chickensoup]

What happens when you try to get in the area with your name on it?

My accounts usually come up when I boot.

Now when I boot there is a log in spot where I am supposed to type in a name and a password. obviously I dont remember the password

[martin_fierro]

One of these days you're really gonna have to pay for tech support.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

I think he means, his/her deck top, he must sign in to get there. Sounds like the kids might have messed with the password. As a previous poster suggested, "System Restore is your friend" :0)

[Chickensoup]

where is that bunny with the pancake on its head?

In the shower with the other guy.

[razorback-bert]

at least have windows to look at and I can see my flower

What more do you want chicken in your soup?

[Echo Talon]

IBTZ?

Don't mind me I was just giving you a hard time. Hope the people here get you up and running.

[MaryFromMichigan]

One of these days you're really gonna have to pay for tech support.

Lol!

[Chickensoup]

Have you tried using System Restore? You are running XP Pro, right? Try going to the start menu, run, msconfig, then run System Restore.

No. Will it wipe out my data?

[GummyIII]

As a previous poster said, since you reloaded XP, you probably don't have that account anymore, but hopefully the information for it is there. Try this. You MAY be able to find your account and set it up using this.

[dubie]

One way is to login as admin. All user profiles are unders c:\documents and settings

1. create a new user
2. login as that user one time
3. logout of that user
4. login as another admin
5. delete the new user profile
6. rename the old profile you were not able to get into to the name of the new user profile you just deleted.
6. right click on folder or renamed user profile folder and go to 'properties' click on security tab and make sure your user has full rights to this folder
7. when you login as new user old user's profile is your new profile...
8. follow me?

dubie, MCP, CSSA

[Chickensoup]

Sounds like your children are the real problem. Maybe they need... correcting ?

They need beatings with cat o'nine tails. But that is frowned upon here in Maine.

[cloud8]

In Before the Zot. They think you're a troll.

Can you log on as admin and restore your account?

[Chickensoup]

Grown-ups take better care of things...

oooooooooooooooooh! I bet your Mom is mad at you.

[N. Theknow]

Children ate my computer. Need help!!

Byte-sized?

[Chickensoup]

What does this mean?


To the blue screen with the three pictures and the three names of the three accounts that comes up when I boot the computer.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

No, as long as you saved your work the last time you were on.

[Howie66]

Have you tried to do a system restore?

Got to your "Start" tab....click on "Programs"...."Accessories"....."System Tools"....."System Restore".....and follow the directions to restore to an earlier date......perhaps a couple of days BEFORE the kids made their changes.

I hope this helps you.

[freedumb2003]

If the main ID is a system admin, then it can get to everything.

But, yeah, when in doubt do a system restore.

I wish I had it on 2000 (my corporate laptop)

[GummyIII]

Yep, that will work!

[Chickensoup]

Neither can I.


Send food!

[Chanticleer]

Try this. When you boot, as soon as it starts, trying typing an Function key... not sure which one F3, F5, F7? Anyway, one of them will get you to a screen where you can set it on safe mode or do a system restore to an earlier point. If you can restore to a point earlier than when the settings were changed, you may be alright.

If you actually reinstalled Windows, I'm not sure what will happen.

[Chickensoup]

You do have a backup don't you?


You surely jest?

[Wilum]

Man, looks just like my test station in the 70's when I was a 2 1'2 pack technician.

[freedomlover]

You have no chance to survive
Make your time

[mass55th]

Don't know how to tell you to fix it, but once you do, you might want to think about making your computer password protected so that no one else can access it.

[freedumb2003]

"To the blue screen with the three pictures and the three names of the three accounts that comes up when I boot the computer"

Sign on as your daughter's ID that has sys admin and do a system restore OR

Create a new userid (I am not on XP at this moment or I would walk you through it) that is the same as the one you want to access.

A sys admin should be able to get to anything.

[Chanticleer]

System restore won't erase documents; it just changes system settings to an earlier saved point. I don't really know how it works. . . sounds like there are several people here who do!

[areafiftyone]

[Chickensoup]

Are you able to get to a desktop area but not YOUR desktop?



I booted in Pro last night and can use that desktop and go to user accounts and see my accounts


off in the distance...like a city on a hill...so near but so far....

Sorry.

[freedumb2003]

No. Will it wipe out my data?

XP System Restore doesn't touch data. It is very safe.

[Chanticleer]

Thanks. I tried to say that, but I sent the message to myself. Duh!