Re: Lost all user Profiles at Log in

Robert,

Try running System Restore from a Command Prompt from within Safe Mode.
Roll the system back to a date just before this issue appeared :

How to start the System Restore tool at a command prompt in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304449

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
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Dm_Epyon wrote:
Unfortunately, it does the same thing. After loading everything, Safe mode heads to the same screen of click a profile, but there are none showing...

"MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:


Robert,

What happens when the system is booted to Safe Mode ?
http://snipurl.com/dmbp
or
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/boot_failsafe.mspx


MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
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Dm_Epyon wrote:


Greetings:

My older computer, running Win XP serivce pack 2, suddenly lost all the user profiles. The system boots up to the proflie screen, and asks for you to select a profile. Unfortunatey, there are no present. Control+Alt+Delete does not work, but the mouse moves about.

I noticed a few others on the boards have had a similar issue, but no one has responded to their threads. I want to try something before I do the destructed restore, which hopefully will fix it. Not being able to log in, I can't get any info to supply to Tech support.

Any help in this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Robert

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