When starting up my computer, I get the message "Windows
cannot load your profile because it may be corrupted.
Contact your administrator." Then it goes on to load a
temporary profile. What is going on and how can it be
corrected?

Create a new profile and copy data to new profile:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318011

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"SPL" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> When starting up my computer, I get the message "Windows
> cannot load your profile because it may be corrupted.
> Contact your administrator." Then it goes on to load a
> temporary profile. What is going on and how can it be
> corrected?