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How can I log on as administrator?

I set up the guest account on my computer for my son and after a restart and logging back on to my original name, it came up with a totally new, default screen and not the one I have been using for over a year, all the desktop icons in my name have vanished along with my wallpaper and all my settings.

I removed the guest account but it is still the same

I am a computer admnistrator but all my files seem to be in administrator only.

Any idea how I can get everything back as it was?

I assume I have to log back on as administrator only but I don't have that option on the logon/logoff screen.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give :)
Stopped smoking Jan 2007 after 23 years!
Cigarettes NOT smoked = 240,945
Smoke free days = 11 Years :T
Cash saved so far = £125,45,11

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  • Chippy_Minton
    Chippy_Minton Posts: 3,339 Forumite
    Any idea how I can get everything back as it was?
    Use System Restore to undo changes to an earlier date.
    I assume I have to log back on as administrator only but I don't have that option on the logon/logoff screen.
    If you need to log on as Administrator, press Ctrl+Alt+Del twice at the Welcome screen, with no other users logged on. A login window appears where you enter Administrator for the user name and the password.
  • Ragtimeplayer
    Ragtimeplayer Posts: 1,235 Forumite
    That worked!
    Thank you so much!
    Stopped smoking Jan 2007 after 23 years!
    Cigarettes NOT smoked = 240,945
    Smoke free days = 11 Years :T
    Cash saved so far = £125,45,11
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