User account dissapeared from users

roachyuk · 17 Mar 2010 at 14:42

ok i can log on to my user account but when you go into users to go into it it has gone....all i have is default and public...anyone got any ideas thanks. update if i type the location in the title bar i can go to it but looks like its hidden somehow.

roachyuk · 17 Mar 2010 at 14:52

when i try to make a folder with the same name it say there is already a folder called that .

roachyuk · 17 Mar 2010 at 15:50

ok my account shows up on the logon screen but not in the user folder where it should be...i think i did make a folder in there last night one called tmp.

roachyuk · 17 Mar 2010 at 15:55

bledd yes it does mate its there.

roachyuk · 17 Mar 2010 at 16:11

bledd yes it does mate its there. ok its all coming together i had a problem with office last night i messed with the enviroment variables but cant remember what ive done. also if i make a new account it shows up ok. but i found the dads one and its getting used for tempoary internet files...lol i remember changing a option that pointed to the r drive as i have had ramdisc installed but took it off. lol think ive messed it up.. can i use a new user will the registry entries ive done effect them?

roachyuk · 17 Mar 2010 at 19:38

ok sorted it had to make a new user account still got the other as would like to sort it if anyone has anymore ideas thanks.