I have it backed up on a flash drive but about a month or two ago, so I'd lose a lot of work. I'm currently searching my computer hoping I can find it though it's not looking promising so far.

Ok I will try that - I'm just concerned because the company file is missing. In any event, you are a genius and quite an asset to this forum!

I deleted both and I am logged in as TJA! Thanks so much for that! Only thing I can't figure out is my Quickbooks program isn't working. Is this expected or do you know a trick to get that back?

I'll admit a lot of this is going over my head, but I do appreciate your wealth of knowledge! I'll go onto the next step and try to post the screenshot straight and not sideways. I swear I'm taking...

Here is my screen to get my SID. For some reason it says system32 instead of my Temp name - does that part matter?
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So considering my current situation, what is the best way to set up a new profile folder? Sorry, it's a little confusing to me because I'm still listed in the control panel as TJA.

All of my documents were there yesterday when this problem began, so I copied them onto a flash drive. So I'll do whatever you think will give me the best chance of logging in as myself again,...

I found TJA folder in windows.old. It's dated Sept 2016 and has nothing in it. I moved it to c:\users just so I can get it to the right place. I have the data backed up that belongs in it, so I'm...

Perfect, thank you. My account says its a Local Account and Administrator.

So since I can't sign in to my Administrator account, should I next go into safe mode and enable the built-in adm. as...

Hi, I also have the sign-in problem of being signed in as a temp user. In reading through your thread, I have an initial question - I don't know whether my account is standard user, administrator,...