XP account help!

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SPhoenix

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This is going to make me sound really stupid but I delete my account (the administrator account). This happened when i was toying around in command promp with NET USER. Exactly what I typed was "net user Owner /delete", and for some reason I thought this would delete my password but instead it deleted my account (I was in administrator off safe mode when I did this). So my account got deleted and ofcourse my documents and files lost access but I gave the access to my Administrator account and another Owner account I created with hopes that it would restore the old one (it didn't). But for some reason none of the files can be found when I try opening them. I need help pleaseeeee. If it's possible to restore the deleted accound that would be great. If not then just how to get my files working.

*I posted this same thread in computer security, I just thought I may have posted it in the wrong place so I reposted here*
 
i accidentally erased one of my user names before too. i used a trial version of some data recovery software i got from the net. it found my folder (it was hidden in the system32 folder i think). then it asked me to purchase the program to recover the files, but by then i knew where the folder was. i un-hid the folder and got my stuff back for free. i hope it works for you too.
 
Can you tell me what the software was so I can use it please, if this works I will be eternally greatfull to you :)
 
i don't remember which one it was. just google data recovery software and you'll get many results.
 
Okay heres the problem, I know where my files are but I don't have access to any of them, even when I log on as Administrator. I have to go to the properties of each file one by one and give myself access. The problem is that will take forever and I can't find a manual way of doing them all at once. If their is a way or a program which will do this for me please tell me, any help would be appreciated.
 
this might work, or it might not: try highlighting several files and right click. select properties and see what options that gives you. you may be able to change many at once that way. sorry if it diesn't work though.
 
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