Robco wrote:
> Well, so I tried it again and waited 20 minutes this time and was able
> to get in Safe Mode as administrator. Created a new limited account..
> Restarted normally. Tried the new account and got the same error
> message as before. Bummer.
>
> "Robco" wrote:
>
>> Thanks Andrew. I start in Safe mode, but machine hangs when
>> selecting Administrator mode. Tried 3 times and waited full 10
>> minutes for something to
>> happen. Says, "Loading your personal settings". Mouse works but
>> nothing
>> else. Any other ideas? thanks very much. Rob
>>
>> "Andrew E." wrote:
>>
>> > On start up tap the F8 key,select safe mode,start xp in
>> > administrator mode, go back and create new account.
>> >
>> > "Robco" wrote:
>> >
>> > > I cannot create an additional user account using WinXP Home.
>> > >
>> > > I am the system admin. Using "user accounts" in control panel, I
>> > > can create a new account and give it "limited" proprieties.
>> > > When I try to use it, I get the error message, "windows cannot
>> > > log you on because your profile cannot be loaded".
>> > >
>> > > I also cannot use the supplied "Guest" account either. Get the
>> > > same error message.
>> > >
>> > > Using the KB on MS.com I searched using the error message, was
>> > > told to installed the "User Profile Hive Cleanup Service". I did
>> > > and it didn't work.
All the issues you are having indicate that there are problems with your
computer. Unfortunately, we don't have enough information to give you
focused troubleshooting. You could have viruses/malware, bad hardware,
bad software, etc. There is no way to tell from your posts.
If you want help figuring out the base problem(s), refer to this link
which will explain what you need to include in your next newsgroup
post:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
Malke
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