On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 05:21:32 -0700, "John Smith"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Cliff -
>
>> Questions is : why can't Windows reuse the profile? On my XP box I
>> have profiles for "All Users", "Default User", "Guest", "Local
>> Service" and "network Service".
>>
>> You definitely need "All Users" and you definitely need "Default
>> User". (Caveat: I haven't checked this. However I'm pretty sure).
>
>Ok, possibly the first problem: there are only two user profiles stored on
>my computer: COMPUTERNAME\John and Computername\Marsha. Both are members of
>the Administrators group. There are no profiles for "All Users" or "Default
>User", or "Administrator".
>
Well, I've just checked and my XP has no "Default User" etc
*profiles*. You are correct, I should have referred to the "default
User" and "All Users" *directories*.
>
>> When a user logs in, Windows will first try to find a pre-existing
>> profile for the user. If it can't find one, it tries to copy the
>> "Default User" profile. The message indicates a problem with the
>> "Default User" profile. Check that the ntuser.dat in the "Default
>> User" directory under "Documents and Settings" a) exists, and b) is
>> readable by the "everyone" group. Check that ntuser.dat is writable in
>> your current profile. Check the dates on all the folders in Documents
>> and Settings to determine which is the most likely profile that you
>> are using.
>
>Although there Control Panel, System, User Profiles shows only the two
>profiles I mention above, there are folders under C:\Documents and Settings
>for John and Marsha as well as "Default User", "All Users", "Administrator",
>and (at this moment), "Administrator.COMPUTERNAME" and
>"Administrator.COMPUTERNAME.000".
>
Yes, that is OK, I think. I'd have expected an "Administrator"
profile, but that's probably not being created, because of the
problems.
>
>Search finds corresponding ntuser.dat files in each of those folders except
>for the very last of them.
>
>The ntuser.dat file under "Default User" is dated 17 June, the day I got my
>machine back with the new HD and restored things from the IBM Recovery CD.
>File size is 120 KB. The Name list on the Properties, Security tab lists
>"Adminstrators (COMPUTERNAME\Administrators)", "Everyone", and "SYSTEM". All
>three have all five sets of permissions set to "Allow" and all five
>checkboxes for all three are greyed for allow inheritable permissions.
>
>I think Default User's ntuser.dat might be bad, as both "Administrator" and
>"Administrator.COMPUTERNAME"'s ntuser.dat (time-stamped 4:21am today) are
>also 120 KB, whereas Marsha's (last checked on 26 Aug) is 340 KB, and John's
>(my working account, time-stamped 4:44am today) is 3,148 KB.
>
>So instead of trying to delete the Administrator account, is there a way to
>fix the Default User?
>
What I suggest is that you login as Martha or John and copy the other
one's ntuser.dat to the "Default User" directory. (Save the original
first!) Then cross fingers and login as Administrator. Good luck!
BTW my "Default User" ntuser.dat (XP) is 272KB.
Cheers,
Cliff
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