My nephew was clicking around and my desktop has gone haywire. My files are gone, but I found them through a search. I found them under the Administrator settings. My wallpaper was switched, my favorites were reset in my browser. I tried switching users, but the only user it lists is Administrator. Help please!!!!!
2006-06-18 15:15:33 · 5 answers · asked by cubbie 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
you could do a system restore if you can find that and restore to a point before your nephew messed your computer up.
2006-06-18 15:17:04 · answer #1 · answered by earlsquareling 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If its a PC then I can help. Go to the desktop (the screen that appears when the computer is finally ready to do something). Right Click on the Mouse and Chose the Properties (at the bottom of the drop down menu). You can change your Wallpaper and Screen saver there.
Find your Favorites in Windows Explorer and copy them (Control-C), then go to the C: drive (in Windows Explorer), click on Documents and Settings, then Administrator and Paste them there (Control-P). Answer yes to the prompt that asks if you want to overwrite the existing files.
If he comes over to use your computer again then log off, and make him log on with his own account, make sure he doesn't have administrator access. Then he can change the Wallpaper, Screen Saver, and your Favorites without affecting your settings. You can also decide what programs you want him to have access to so he stays out of your personal stuff. You can even delete the My Documents so he can't get into your stuff.
2006-06-18 15:28:07 · answer #2 · answered by Dan S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the control panel and click the User icon. Recreate the name you want to use for yourself. May sure you are an administrar type not a limited. Log in as you.
Using the My Computer icon, go to the C drive, documents and settings folder and then the administrator folder. Open the My Documents folder. If your files are there, copy them over to the My Documents folder on your desktop. Open the Favorites folder, and if your favorites are there, open Internet Explorer and from the File menu to do export and browse to that Favorites folder.
You will also find all of your icons in the Desktop folder. Copy them to your current desktop.
Continue to look through the adminstrator folder for anything else you need to copy.
2006-06-18 15:25:32 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This purely occurred to me. Your archives are no longer deleted, each thing has purely been reset. click My pc, open your C force, documents and Settings folder, click the folder with your call or account which you utilize to log onto domicile windows. The My documents folder in this force would desire to have all your documents in it. To get to My documents out of your pc you will desire to reset the objective. The replace has it beginning My documents interior the Temp folder this is empty. permit me understand in case you will desire to understand a thank you to reset the My documents folder on your pc to point to the appropriate record. in case you utilize Outlook you will would desire to reopen your .pst record to get your emails and folders back.
2016-12-13 17:10:51 · answer #4 · answered by sory 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Also, you can right click on your desktop and click on "undo move"...that may bring them back, possibility one at a time.
Good Luck
2006-06-18 15:26:07 · answer #5 · answered by phy333 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋