Corrupted profiles

J

Jeff K.

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?
 
J

Jeff K.

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

R. McCarty

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.
 
J

Jeff K.

What is the best way to correct this?

R. McCarty said:
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.
 
R

R. McCarty

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
 

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