Re: My user profile just went AWOL

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox@mvps.org)
Date: 04/03/03


From: "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org>
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 20:34:34 -0500


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318011
Error Message: Windows Cannot Load Your Profile Because It May Be Corrupted

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"Michael Parks" <lparks@rmisp.com> wrote in message
news:05fd01c2f977$40e5ed70$3401280a@phx.gbl...
> Below is the message in the event viewer i recieved after
> a.. less than smooth shutdown (power bump). Anyhow i
> restarted and found that my user profile was corrupted.
> Windows logged me into the temporary one, i looked at my
> user folder, all the files etc. are there, but now i
> can't get back to the right account! (I keep getting
> logged into TEMP.PHOENIX-NAOKO.001 instead of Michael).
> The settings really aren't much of a problem, but i would
> like to get my desktop and start menu back. Oh yes, and
> system restore fails on every attempted restore point as
> well!!!
>
> Event viewer error:
> ------------------------
> Event Type: Error
> Event Source: Userenv
> Event Category: None
> Event ID: 1508
> Date: 4/2/2003
> Time: 4:26:38 PM
> User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
> Computer: PHOENIX-NAOKO
> Description:
> Windows was unable to load the registry. This is often
> caused by insufficient memory or insufficient security
> rights.
>
>  DETAIL - The configuration registry database is
> corrupt.  for C:\Documents and Settings\Michael\ntuser.dat
>
> For more information, see Help and Support Center at
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
> --------------
> I reeeaaallyy don't feel like having to reinstall because
> of this, any ideas?


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