Windows Problem with TEMP Documents Folder
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 11:12 am
I've got a computer that has had some problems while I've been out of town. I was wondering if any of you have seen this before. Here is the data I have gathered on the situation.
1.)The computer had a virus, may still.
2.) They ran a system restore to a week ago
3.) Windows Xp SP3
Now for the issue. Windows boots up fine, goes to the login screen. When you log in there is nothing on the desktop. the my documents folder is the wrong folder for the same account. windows has created a user named TEMP. but the Person's account is logging in from their account with their password, but using the TEMP user's folder instead of their own. How do I switch the user back to using her own my documents folder and return all the shortcuts and program files and such? C:/Documents and Settings/Sue/My Documents instead of C:/Documents and Settings/Temp/My Documents?
If anyone has seen this/knows how to fix it, or just knows how to fix it or knows what caused it, all would be appreciated. I have never seen this problem.
1.)The computer had a virus, may still.
2.) They ran a system restore to a week ago
3.) Windows Xp SP3
Now for the issue. Windows boots up fine, goes to the login screen. When you log in there is nothing on the desktop. the my documents folder is the wrong folder for the same account. windows has created a user named TEMP. but the Person's account is logging in from their account with their password, but using the TEMP user's folder instead of their own. How do I switch the user back to using her own my documents folder and return all the shortcuts and program files and such? C:/Documents and Settings/Sue/My Documents instead of C:/Documents and Settings/Temp/My Documents?
If anyone has seen this/knows how to fix it, or just knows how to fix it or knows what caused it, all would be appreciated. I have never seen this problem.