Error - please help - Windows cannot load you profile......

[Guest]

Hi - When logging on to one of our Windows 2000 machines, we get the
following error:
"Windows cannot load your profile because it may be corrupted. Contact your
Administrator." This error has an "OK" option or it goes away after 30
seconds.

Next the following message pops-up with this error: "Windows cannot load the
profile and is logging you on with a temporary profile".

Can you please help us to correct this so that these messages do not appear
and the user's profile is correct. Thanks so much in advance.

 

[Dave Patrick]

If the profile is corrupt, you can rename the profile(while logged on as
local admin), then when the user logs on again a new profile will be created
from the image in \default user. You can then copy over the items you need
from the renamed profile. Copy the folder contents not the folders
themselves. When your sure you have all you need, you can delete the renamed
profile(s). Use the import function of your e-mail software. Don't overwrite
ntuser.dat

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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:
| Hi - When logging on to one of our Windows 2000 machines, we get the
| following error:
| "Windows cannot load your profile because it may be corrupted. Contact
your
| Administrator." This error has an "OK" option or it goes away after 30
| seconds.
|
| Next the following message pops-up with this error: "Windows cannot load
the
| profile and is logging you on with a temporary profile".
|
| Can you please help us to correct this so that these messages do not
appear
| and the user's profile is correct. Thanks so much in advance.

 

[horst]

If the profile is corrupt, you can rename the profile(while logged on as
local admin), then when the user logs on again a new profile will be created
from the image in \default user. You can then copy over the items you need
from the renamed profile. Copy the folder contents not the folders
themselves.

What do you mean by copying the folder contents and not the folders?

When your sure you have all you need, you can delete the renamed

profile(s). Use the import function of your e-mail software. Don't overwrite
ntuser.dat

ntuser.dat is protected anyway: you cannot even copy it!Horst

 

[Dave Patrick]

:
| What do you mean by copying the folder contents and not the folders?
*** Exactly that. Could have said don't attempt to copy special and or
virtual folders but it's much easier to understand this way.


| When your sure you have all you need, you can delete the renamed
| > profile(s). Use the import function of your e-mail software. Don't
overwrite
| > ntuser.dat
|
| ntuser.dat is protected anyway: you cannot even copy it!
*** Only when in use which it wouldn't be if my suggested method was
followed.


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect