Original Title: login at startup ( user - admin )when i start my computer and the login comes up ( user, wifes name, grandson name ) i click on user to use my computer , my wife clicks on her icon, and so on. when i click on user to open my desk top it went to windows start up like new install would when you first open after install. my desk top and icons and everything i had is gone, i tried to restore to earlier date my system will not restore. can anybody help or am i screwed.

Hi rancho45,· Do you remember making any changes to the computer after which the issue started?· Is your wife’s user account also affected?· What happened when you tried to perform system restore?I would suggest you to login to your wife’s user account and then browse to you user account desktop folder (System Drive:\Documents and Settings\<your username\Desktop> ) and check if all the icons and files are shown there and let us know the results.Look forward to hearing back from you.Thanks and Regards,Santosh Y – Microsoft SupportVisit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

This is almost always due to a corrupted profile. The method for recovering isn't very difficult."How to recover the damaged user profile in Windows XP" < http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555473 >HTH, JW