Automan_Empire - 4:11 am on Sep 20, 2007 (gmt 0)

Yikes, that does sound, how you say, exploitable!

After spending more "quality time" with the computer, I found the original administrator folders, which fortunately contained the boatloads of pictures I was seeking. A great wake-up call to do more frequent backups, fortunately without massive losses. The desktop file was missing about 1/3 of the items that used to be there for some reason. Still no luck reviving the old administrator account, but I'm still interested in ideas.
Regards,
-Automan