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    Settings changed... WTF?!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by xdz3r0, Sep 16, 2007.

  1. xdz3r0

    xdz3r0 Notebook Consultant

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    so, i left my m1330 on for the night cuz i was putting something on it, and when i woke up, nothing changed, so i turned it off. then in the afternoon i turned it on, and ALL my settings were pretty much changed, the only same thing were my account name and my programs. just a some of the changes were my wallpaper, my account got switched from administrator to guest/standard account, and my documents, pictures, and music files were deleted. wtf happened?!
     
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  2. Weapon X

    Weapon X Notebook Guru

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    Anyone else have access to your computer?
     
    Weapon X, Sep 16, 2007
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  3. Jarrod

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    Maybe it was exposed to hackers.
     
    Jarrod, Sep 16, 2007
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  4. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    Check to see if the computer booted up using a temporary profile. My m1330 booted up and I seemed to have "lost" everything. Another reboot and it was fine.
     
    Khris, Sep 16, 2007
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  5. xdz3r0

    xdz3r0 Notebook Consultant

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    well, its not booting from a temporary file as far as i know. ive restarted it a coupe of times. im the only person using it.
     
    xdz3r0, Sep 16, 2007
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    maybe there was some virus of bug in the download, and it messed up your laptop.i would do a clean install.thre is nothing left to save...
     
    manu251125, Sep 16, 2007
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