Re: How to restore my user profile?
From: Kelly (kelly@mvps.org)
Date: 07/15/02
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From: "Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 23:24:23 -0500
Hi,
Yes, there has been much controversy over this article. It seems to only
work for some users depending...
Suggestion from MVP Kent:
Logon to another account with admin privilege and run System Restore.
Choose the most recent restore point and SR should restore the user
hives.
How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q307545
-- All the Best, Kelly MS-MVP Win98/XP [AE-Windows® XP] Windows Troubleshooting & Support http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/tips/ "DH" <huyvu_it@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:3d31e0b2$1_1@aeinews.... > Hi Kelly, > > I followed step by step the Q318011 document but the step 7 below is not > work. The new user profile is corrupted after copied from the original user: > > Restore the User Profile > 1.. Log on as the Administrative user from step 1 of the earlier > procedure. > > 2.. Start Windows Explorer. > > 3.. Browse to the drive: \Documents and Settings folder. The corrupted > user profile is contained in a folder that has the same name as the user. > > 4.. Copy the contents of the corrupted user profile folder to the folder > that has the name of the user whom you created in the earlier procedure. > > NOTE : Make sure that all system files and hidden files are displayed in > Windows Explorer before you copy the files. > > 5.. Log off Windows. > > 6.. Log on to Windows as the new user. > > 7.. Confirm that the profile data was successfully copied from the > corrupted profile. > > 8.. Log off Windows. > > Thanks again for your help > > DH > "Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote in message > news:uy6WnKwKCHA.944@tkmsftngp10... > > Hi DH, > > > > Create a New User or Restore the User Profile > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q318011 > > > > -- > > All the Best, > > Kelly > > > > MS-MVP Win98/XP > > [AE-Windows® XP] > > > > Windows Troubleshooting & Support > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm > > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/tips/ > > > > "DH" <huyvu_it@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:3d30fcf8$1_3@aeinews.... > > > Hi all, > > > > > > After sig in to Windows XP Professional, the window said my user profile > > is > > > corrupted and let me sig in with default desktop located under > > c:\Documents > > > and Settings\TEMP directory. > > > > > > My current user profile stays in c:\Documents and Settings\User1 > > directory. > > > > > > How can I restore back my user profile? > > > > > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > > > > > DH > > > > > > > > > > > >
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