I have an issue where all profiles on this computer except mine are corrupt
and have multiple error messages and script errors. All are administrators.
Creating a brand new profile has the same issues. Will reinstalling XP
correct this? Or has someone else experienced this and has advice?

Jeff

How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151/en-us


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Jeff K. wrote:
> I have an issue where all profiles on this computer except mine are
> corrupt and have multiple error messages and script errors. All are
> administrators. Creating a brand new profile has the same issues.
> Will reinstalling XP correct this? Or has someone else experienced
> this and has advice?

Already tried this, but any new created profile already has the same issues
right from the start even without transferring any data.

"Gerry" wrote:

> Jeff
>
> How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile in
> Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151/en-us
>
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
> Jeff K. wrote:
> > I have an issue where all profiles on this computer except mine are
> > corrupt and have multiple error messages and script errors. All are
> > administrators. Creating a brand new profile has the same issues.
> > Will reinstalling XP correct this? Or has someone else experienced
> > this and has advice?
>
>
>

Then it's likely the "Default User" is corrupted. This is the template
profile that is cloned for each new user on a XP computer.

"Jeff K." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
newsAEDD79D-4834-4FB8-9229-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Already tried this, but any new created profile already has the same
> issues
> right from the start even without transferring any data.
>
> "Gerry" wrote:
>
>> Jeff
>>
>> How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile in
>> Windows XP
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151/en-us
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>>
>> Jeff K. wrote:
>> > I have an issue where all profiles on this computer except mine are
>> > corrupt and have multiple error messages and script errors. All are
>> > administrators. Creating a brand new profile has the same issues.
>> > Will reinstalling XP correct this? Or has someone else experienced
>> > this and has advice?
>>
>>
>>

What is the best way to correct this?

"R. McCarty" wrote:

> Then it's likely the "Default User" is corrupted. This is the template
> profile that is cloned for each new user on a XP computer.
>
> "Jeff K." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> newsAEDD79D-4834-4FB8-9229-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Already tried this, but any new created profile already has the same
> > issues
> > right from the start even without transferring any data.
> >
> > "Gerry" wrote:
> >
> >> Jeff
> >>
> >> How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile in
> >> Windows XP
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151/en-us
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hope this helps.
> >>
> >> Gerry
> >> ~~~~
> >> FCA
> >> Stourport, England
> >> Enquire, plan and execute
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>
> >>
> >> Jeff K. wrote:
> >> > I have an issue where all profiles on this computer except mine are
> >> > corrupt and have multiple error messages and script errors. All are
> >> > administrators. Creating a brand new profile has the same issues.
> >> > Will reinstalling XP correct this? Or has someone else experienced
> >> > this and has advice?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

It's a situation I've never had to deal with. The Default User has
a Registry Hive module ( NTUser.Dat ) and I can't say if it has
any machine specific information inside of it. Copying it from a
different XP Machine might make things worse. I would probably
consider a repair or in-place upgrade on your existing setup. The
only downside to that is the need to re-apply updates or the new
Service Pack 3.

The following site has some excellent help/instructions on how
to do a Repair install:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

"Jeff K." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3A93AEC3-2686-470A-BF85-(E-Mail Removed)...
> What is the best way to correct this?
>
> "R. McCarty" wrote:
>
>> Then it's likely the "Default User" is corrupted. This is the template
>> profile that is cloned for each new user on a XP computer.
>>
>> "Jeff K." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> newsAEDD79D-4834-4FB8-9229-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Already tried this, but any new created profile already has the same
>> > issues
>> > right from the start even without transferring any data.
>> >
>> > "Gerry" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Jeff
>> >>
>> >> How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile in
>> >> Windows XP
>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151/en-us
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Hope this helps.
>> >>
>> >> Gerry
>> >> ~~~~
>> >> FCA
>> >> Stourport, England
>> >> Enquire, plan and execute
>> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Jeff K. wrote:
>> >> > I have an issue where all profiles on this computer except mine are
>> >> > corrupt and have multiple error messages and script errors. All are
>> >> > administrators. Creating a brand new profile has the same issues.
>> >> > Will reinstalling XP correct this? Or has someone else experienced
>> >> > this and has advice?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>