will re-creating a mistakenly deleted user account recognize old d

hello... I was playing around with domain and workgroup settings, and when I
removed myself from the domain, I notice that it also deleted my user account
that I use to log in. Luckily, I notice that my profile under C:\Documents
and settings was not deleted, so I have access to my documents and emails..
but my question is if I re-create a user with the same name as before, will
it recognize what was already stored in C:\Documents and settings\<username>?
Or will it overwrite the old data?

No. The new user account that you create will have a different SID and
it will not use the same profile folder. You can create a new user
account and modify the ProfileImagePath at:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\<New-SID-Number>

and have the new user use the old users profile folder.

See here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324734 the same applies to
Windows XP.

John

Stefan wrote:

> hello... I was playing around with domain and workgroup settings, and when I
> removed myself from the domain, I notice that it also deleted my user account
> that I use to log in. Luckily, I notice that my profile under C:\Documents
> and settings was not deleted, so I have access to my documents and emails..
> but my question is if I re-create a user with the same name as before, will
> it recognize what was already stored in C:\Documents and settings\<username>?
> Or will it overwrite the old data?

You will most likely have a problem, so first make a backup of those
important files.
Next create your new Account. Move the files to the new account.
If you have problems accessing these files then see below.

Access is Denied Error Message XP Pro:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881

Error Message: "Access Is Denied" XP Home:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823306/en-us

Shared folder access:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sdperms.htm

Also read this MS KB article about how to take ownership of files.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

Understanding and Applying NTFS Permission in Windows XP Professional
http://www.winxpsolution.com/ApplyingNTFSXPPro.aspx

JS

"Stefan" <Stefan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:70415B12-E59D-46DE-A9BA-F4F8A29739BA@microsoft.com...
> hello... I was playing around with domain and workgroup settings, and when
> I
> removed myself from the domain, I notice that it also deleted my user
> account
> that I use to log in. Luckily, I notice that my profile under C:\Documents
> and settings was not deleted, so I have access to my documents and
> emails..
> but my question is if I re-create a user with the same name as before,
> will
> it recognize what was already stored in C:\Documents and
> settings\<username>?
> Or will it overwrite the old data?