OK, but isn't it possible (probable in my case?) that Default is messed up,
so the n account will be too? I'm still wondering whether there is a way to
'repair' (from first principles).


"Synapse Syndrome" wrote:
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> "K2" <K2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2FF423D6-A5D5-4E21-9779-25DCF0C43B59@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > The computer I'm fixing has many of the junction points for backwards
> > compatibility with XP "damaged" (gone, altered permissions, ...). There's
> > no
> > chance of using system restore or undelete from recycle bin - it's well
> > past
> > that.
> >
> > Is there a way to reset/rebuild/reinstate them all to the Out-Of-The-Box
> > state?[/color]
>
>
> Easiest thing to do is make a new user account.
>
> ss.
>
>
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