User disapeared

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In news:19BE22E4-A9D4-43ED-A412-A8F31E4454CF@microsoft.com,
ararino <ararino@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> My administrator user has just disapeared, it was there then when
> another user logged on then logged off I went to log back in but it
> was gone. This is got everything I need in it. What do I have to do
> to get it back!

Let's try to start at the beginning with this one. Reboot, press F8 key over
and over (you may need to turn on the F-Lock key in order to do this with
some keyboard) until you see the menu. Select safe mode without networking.
Is your account listed? Was your account named administrator or did you set
up a second account which also had admin rights? You may be dealing with
something easy enough to fix like a corrupt profile or it could be more deep
and be malware related. Try the above first and let us know your findings
and someone here will know how to direct you further.

Galen
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Signature changed for a moment of silence.
Rest well Alex and we'll see you on the other side.