My account list has disappeared from the startup screen

[Guest]

When I restart, the XP startup screen appears but my account does not show
up. I need to hit CTL ALT DEL twice, then I get a popup with my account and
I can login. Once in, if I go to the control panel and open user accounts, I
get an error message saying "existing account not recognized"


Everything was working fine. I checked the registry regarding as shown in
other account problem post and can't locate the problem.

AAAAGGGGG! please help

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Sounds like your account is corrupted in some fashion. Often the only fix is
to logon as administrator, create a new account for yourself, then copy over
the user data from the old one.

How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811151

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org