"Windows Cannot Load the Locally Stored Profile"

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John Smith

Hi, does anybody knows how to fix the below error message
without having to re-create the user account.

Error Message: "Windows Cannot Load the Locally Stored
Profile"

Thanks
John
 
Create a New User Accoun
To create a new user account, follow these steps:
Start the computer in Safe Mode, and then restart the computer.
After the Power On Self Test (POST), press the F8 key.
On the Windows Advanced Options menu, use the ARROW keys to select Safe Mode, and then press ENTER.
When you are prompted to select the operating system to start, select Windows XP <edition>, where <edition> is the edition of Windows XP that you have installed, and then press ENTER.
Log on as Administrator.
On the "To begin, click your user name" screen, click Administrator.
Type the administrator password, and then press ENTER.

Note In some cases, the Administrator password may be set to a blank password. In this case, do not type a password before you press ENTER
In Control Panel, click User Accounts
Create a new user account. Windows makes a new directory for the account in the Documents and Settings folder
Quit the User Accounts tool, and then restart the computer.
 
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