Win2KPro SP4- Boots to temporary Admin account, User account missi

[Guest]

Here are the Errors listed in Manage, Application, the day of problem:
"Windows cannot load the users profile but has logged you on with the default
profile for the system"

Event ID: 1000
Windows cannot copy file C:\Documents and Settings\Default
User.WINNT\NTUSER.DAT to location C:\Documents and
Settings\Administrator.DTB\NTUSER.DAT. Contact your network administrator.

Opening My Computer, shows no drives, but an error message:
"Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls on this
page.
As a result, the page may not display correctly"

Removing the hard disk and viewing files on a separate machine turns up
documents OK.
Drives can be seen and explored in safe mode.
Admin user account shows in 'users'

Machine never part of domain.

How to restore this Administrator account? Or is it re-install time?
I am going to re install, ONLY cos I'm under the gun, and have imaged the
problem drive. Very curious though.
Previos event was an Auto oupdate.

 

[Dave Patrick]

The fact that you have \Default User.WINNT tells us a repair was performed
once before. Follow the steps in this article to replace a corrupt local
administrator profile.

User Profile May Become Corrupted After You Perform a Clean Windows 2000
Installation
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=296834


Permissions may also be damaged.

How to Restore the Default NTFS Permissions for Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=266118

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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

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| Here are the Errors listed in Manage, Application, the day of problem:
| "Windows cannot load the users profile but has logged you on with the
default
| profile for the system"
|
| Event ID: 1000
| Windows cannot copy file C:\Documents and Settings\Default
| User.WINNT\NTUSER.DAT to location C:\Documents and
| Settings\Administrator.DTB\NTUSER.DAT. Contact your network administrator.
|
| Opening My Computer, shows no drives, but an error message:
| "Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls on this
| page.
| As a result, the page may not display correctly"
|
| Removing the hard disk and viewing files on a separate machine turns up
| documents OK.
| Drives can be seen and explored in safe mode.
| Admin user account shows in 'users'
|
| Machine never part of domain.
|
| How to restore this Administrator account? Or is it re-install time?
| I am going to re install, ONLY cos I'm under the gun, and have imaged the
| problem drive. Very curious though.
| Previos event was an Auto oupdate.
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| If you break it again, I''m going to have to ask you to stop helping me.