Win 11 it hates me
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As regular readers know, computers and i do not mix well. The latest episode nearly covinces me that this is getting personal
This morning whilst it was running slow... it was running ok
tonight when i switched it on ,it told me it could not recognise User profile and after a while told me it was reinstalliing Windows
On finishing all of the installed programmes were still there EXCEPT Microsoft Office...so i have to re install that.
BUT, and here is the problem When i went to look in my Documents and download sections, they were both empty,
How did that happen, as it stated that a recovery would not delete any files or programmes!! and is there anyway that i might recover the downloads and documents
Thought i would ask before i did anything else
This morning whilst it was running slow... it was running ok
tonight when i switched it on ,it told me it could not recognise User profile and after a while told me it was reinstalliing Windows
On finishing all of the installed programmes were still there EXCEPT Microsoft Office...so i have to re install that.
BUT, and here is the problem When i went to look in my Documents and download sections, they were both empty,
How did that happen, as it stated that a recovery would not delete any files or programmes!! and is there anyway that i might recover the downloads and documents
Thought i would ask before i did anything else
Windows has created a new user profile, which means that the "my documents" and "downloads" folder (linked to your old profile) aren't visible in your new profile.
You need to use regedit to rename your old profile (which probably ends in .bak). Google will give you the instructions you need.
If it's W11 on a new PC I'd be taking it back to where you bought it as a problem with the hard drive can give rise to these problems. If it's an older PC I'd be thinking about replacing the hard drive.
You need to use regedit to rename your old profile (which probably ends in .bak). Google will give you the instructions you need.
If it's W11 on a new PC I'd be taking it back to where you bought it as a problem with the hard drive can give rise to these problems. If it's an older PC I'd be thinking about replacing the hard drive.
The first "PC" I used for work was a repurposed Commodore 64, which was obviously mainly a games machine. You could get other software for it, like wordprocessing and basic accounting, but there was no internet to find it, only small ads in the back of computer magazines and mail order. I started my first business with that, working out of my bedroon whilst still living with my parents.
The first time I saw an operating system, with colours and icons etc, compared to a black screen with a flashing cursor, was mindblowing.
The first time I saw an operating system, with colours and icons etc, compared to a black screen with a flashing cursor, was mindblowing.
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