Re: Corrupted NTUser.dat

From: Sam (samuel@socal.rr.com)
Date: 06/18/02 

From: "Sam" <samuel@socal.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 09:12:43 -0700

I replied to this about 12 hours ago using the "Web-based
reader" but I do not see my reply using the "Web-based
reader".

I am sorry that I was not more clear. The problem is just
with one user. I am not sure if there is a NTUser.dat for
the system but since there is one in each user's profile I
assumed it implied a problem with the user.

I have determined that it is highly likely that the
NTUser.dat file is corrupt. Someone found a KB article
describing what to do when a user profile is corrupt. The
fix involved creating a new user and then copying the
profile to the new user. That does not fix the problem;
the new user then gets a corrupt profile. When I deleted
the NTUser.dat file from the new user then XP does not
complain about a corrupt profile.

I realize that it is unlikly the NTUser.dat file can be
repaired or the data recovered but I wanted to ask in case
anything can be done.

>-----Original Message-----
>If you can't boot, try a F8 boot and select Last Known
Good. If it will
>boot, but you can't logon to that account, logon to
another admin
>account and run system restore.
>
>--
>Kent W. England, MS MVP for Windows XP
>(Please respond only in the newsgroup)
>
>Sam <samuel@socal.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> Is it possible to fix a corrupted NTUser.dat?
>
>.
>

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