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11-15-2018 06:42 PM
I was trying to create a new profile and thought i followed the steps correctly. When i went to open the new user name the folders were there, but they were all empty folders. I cant fibd the old main standard user profile & files
11-16-2018 11:38 AM
So, are you able to login at all? If so, is your login account a member of the Administrators group?
If so, you might be able to use this thread to unhide the built-in Administrator account: https://www.ghacks.net/2014/11/12/how-to-enable-the-hidden-windows-10-administrator-account/
Once you do that, you can login to that account and create a new user account.
Once that is done, go back and rehide the Adminstrator account.
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11-16-2018 12:01 PM
I can log in under my administrator account and the dummy one that I created but I cannot locate the name or where the file is located for my old 1 that I accidentally deleted and that thread shows how to do something for windows 10 not window 7. And I had that compact presario windows 7 premium 64 bit
11-17-2018 09:53 AM
OK ... so here is a link for Win7: https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/enable-the-hidden-administrator-account-on-windows-vis...
If you deleted the account, then it is gone, along with the folders for it. I doubt you're going to be able to find it, now.
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