Desktop is missing - Where did it go?

[Guest_imported]

I was trying to connect my laptop from work to my home network, so I changed it from a domain to a workgroup. Then I was not able to logon with my usual id. The admin at work set me up with a new password for local access, but my old id doesn't work, and everything that I had on my old desktop has disappeared. Is there any way to get it back?

I already emptied my recycle bin, so if it went there, I am in big trouble.

 

[jeremybarker]

If your old logon doesn't work, your admin might have deleted it. Logon locally w/ the logon that does work. Browse here: C:\documents and settings\________ Is a folder here named your old logon? If not, ask your admin if he knows anything about data recovery.

 

[Guest_imported]

Thanks for your help. There is nothing under C:\documents and settings\oldpassword. Admin doesn't know how to do data recovery.

Should I just buy Norton Utilities and try to undelete the files under C:\documents and settings\oldpassword, or is there something better to try?

 

[wolluf]

Did you have a roaming profile on the Domain? Is the domain copy still there if you did?

 

[Guest_imported]

Sorry, I don't know what that means. I never connected this pc directly to the network. I logged onto the internet and then joined the network using VPN.

 

[madanv]

let me know what is ur operating system as all operating system is having there own way to keep there user desktops.

 

[Guest_imported]

Operating system is Windows 2000 Professional.

 

[madanv]

First of all create a local ID on ur laptop so that it will be available at both the places (off as well as home).

And if u dont want to do this try to logon with the same id and password which u used to use at ur office with the same domain name cos win2k prof. having a feature of cache login.

Other wise if u want to us the diff id on diff place then u could find ur desktop at the following path...

c:\documents and settings\ur user name i.e h147ry\Desktop.

try this and let me know..

 

[Guest_imported]

I was able to recover most of my desktop files using an undelete utility. Thanks for everone's help.