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XP Pro.. Local Profile Missing

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Name: Irondragon2k2
Date: January 1, 2003 at 17:16:12 Pacific
OS: XP Pro
CPU/Ram: Pent. 2 , 156 RAM
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Im having a problem with my local profile... i dont know exacly what i did that day.. but i changed the wallpaper... shut down the computer and went to sleep... the next morning.. i woke up.. turned on the computer... then i see an error... saying. windows cannot load the local stored profile. Possible causes of this error include security, and some other possible causes... all the problems i have with my computer, ive fixed myself.. this one i dont know where to begin.




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Response Number 1
Name: miles
Date: January 1, 2003 at 17:31:02 Pacific
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well, you may have a bad block on your hdd, or the file may have just become corrupt (ntuser.dat).
i suggest boot up in safe mode, log on as local administrator, if your account is already the administrator, then make another administrator account named something else then make a copy of your profile and all the folders in there, then, delete the ntuser.dat which is a hidden file in c:\documents and settings\\, the reboot and it will make a new fresh one, but you'll still have your my docs and emails, and desktop etc.
then run a chkdsk or something to see if you've got a bad block.


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Response Number 2
Name: Irondragon2k2
Date: January 1, 2003 at 17:43:37 Pacific
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alittle bit too complicated.. there.. a little bit simpler ?


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Response Number 3
Name: peter
Date: January 1, 2003 at 21:54:48 Pacific
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lost profile

Logon to another account with admin privilege and run System Restore.
Choose the most recent restore point and SR should restore the user
hives.

Create a New User or Restore the User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q318011

HOW TO Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q308421


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Response Number 4
Name: Irondragon2k2
Date: January 2, 2003 at 19:53:47 Pacific
Reply:

Thank you both for helping me.. i think i went to system restore.. and then picked a date to restore it to ( before this happened of course ) and then it was fixed.. thank you both.. i appreciate your help


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