Incredibly urgent (tickets, show, quote, Hang)

Blain · 02-07-2008, 02:12 AM

I've got no clue how this happened.

But, alas, it did. You know how when you log onto vista it comes up with the login accounts right... Well, my laptop froze, so i had to reset it, and it somehow wiped my whole user account. This would really only piss me off a little bit ussually, but, I had some print off tickets to a festival on there. Now, if anyone knows whats happened. Pllleeaseeee tell me. It also says when I log in that theres something wrong with my account and it's like a temp account or something, and any changes I make to the account will be deleted once I log off.

Seltzer · 02-07-2008, 02:47 AM

Hmmm. I don't know much about Vista because I've never used it, but I imagine it probably stores the user specific files (my docos, my music etc) in a folder in the root of c: - most likely called Documents and Settings or Users or something like that.

So hopefully your stuff is still there in the the user folder even if you can't login to that account. Vista will probably prevent you from accessing them. At the very least, you'll have to show hidden/system files/folders.

Blain · 02-07-2008, 03:09 AM

DON'T WORRY, I'VE FOUND THEM.

Lock thread plz. Thanks anyway Seltzer

~~The Unfan~~ · 02-07-2008, 03:16 AM

c:\users\username\folder or desktop depending\filename.whatever extension = current location of the file. You should be able to open it with whatever you'd normally use assuming you can log in as the administrator.

I R SLOW

Seltzer · 02-07-2008, 04:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blain

DON'T WORRY, I'VE FOUND THEM.

Lock thread plz. Thanks anyway Seltzer

No problem. I'll try Vista one day but so far I've only ever used Windows (up to XP) and Linux (Red Hat, Debian, Ubuntu).

I'll lock the thread now.

right-track · 02-07-2008, 01:00 PM

Don't bother with Vista for another 6 months at least!

02-07-2008, 02:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
Blain w0rd Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Suva, Fiji Posts: 1,034	Incredibly urgent I've got no clue how this happened. But, alas, it did. You know how when you log onto vista it comes up with the login accounts right... Well, my laptop froze, so i had to reset it, and it somehow wiped my whole user account. This would really only piss me off a little bit ussually, but, I had some print off tickets to a festival on there. Now, if anyone knows whats happened. Pllleeaseeee tell me. It also says when I log in that theres something wrong with my account and it's like a temp account or something, and any changes I make to the account will be deleted once I log off.

02-07-2008, 02:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
Seltzer Fish in the percolator! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobbit Land NZ Posts: 2,870	Hmmm. I don't know much about Vista because I've never used it, but I imagine it probably stores the user specific files (my docos, my music etc) in a folder in the root of c: - most likely called Documents and Settings or Users or something like that. So hopefully your stuff is still there in the the user folder even if you can't login to that account. Vista will probably prevent you from accessing them. At the very least, you'll have to show hidden/system files/folders. __________________ In the Court of King Crimson \| Last.fm \| RYM

02-07-2008, 03:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
Blain w0rd Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Suva, Fiji Posts: 1,034	DON'T WORRY, I'VE FOUND THEM. Lock thread plz. Thanks anyway Seltzer

02-07-2008, 03:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
~~The Unfan~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Methville Posts: 2,116	c:\users\username\folder or desktop depending\filename.whatever extension = current location of the file. You should be able to open it with whatever you'd normally use assuming you can log in as the administrator. I R SLOW

02-07-2008, 01:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Don't bother with Vista for another 6 months at least!