In the Recovery Console, have you tried running the following command ? If
not, try it:
chkdsk /r
Well - did you try running a repair on the current installation, before you
installed to a new folder ? Doesn't sound like you did.
Try that by doing the following:
Boot off the cd
Enter, F8, R
Finish the repair & see if it works.
If not, you can try deleting the system Hive from Recovery Console & then
restarting (see below)
1. Start the computer from the Windows 2000 CD-ROM.
2. At the "Welcome to Setup" screen, press R to repair a Windows 2000
installation by using the Recovery Console.
3. Type the number that corresponds to the Windows installation that you
want to repair, and then press ENTER. For example, type "1" (without the
quotation marks), and then press Enter.
4. When you are prompted for a password, type the local Administrator
password, and then press ENTER. (If you are not prompted for a password,
skip to the next step.)
5. Type "cd system32" (without the quotation marks), and then press ENTER.
6. Type "cd config" (without the quotation marks), and then press ENTER.
The command prompt will be similar to the following (where <Winnt> is the
folder in which Windows is installed):
C:\<Winnt>\System32\Config>
7. Type "rename system system.old" (without the quotation marks), and then
press ENTER.
8. Type "copy c:\winnt\repair\system" (without the quotation marks), and
then press ENTER.
You receive the following message:
1 file(s) copied.
9. Type "exit" (without the quotation marks) to quit the Recovery Console,
and then start Windows as usual.
Failing either of these 2 methods, you can copy your data from the old
profile to the new one.
This will save all settings - but software (all programs) will have to be
re-installed :-(
Boot into Safe Mode (new installation) & logon as Administrator, then follow
these steps (same for XP as 2000)
After the steps, boot back into normal mode (new installation) and your old
profile should be back
PSS ID Number: 811151
Article Last Modified on 5/27/2003
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The information in this article applies to:
a.. Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
b.. Microsoft Windows XP Professional
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SUMMARY
This article describes how to copy user data from your Windows XP profile to
a new profile.
When you copy user data into a new profile, the new profile becomes a near
duplicate of the old profile, and contains the same preferences, appearance,
and documents as the old profile. If your old profile is corrupted in some
way, you can move the files and settings from the corrupt profile to a new
profile.
MORE INFORMATION
Create a New User Profile
1.. Log on as the Administrator or as a user with administrator
credentials.
2.. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
3.. Click User Accounts.
4.. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Advanced.
5.. In the left pane, click the Users folder.
6.. On the Action menu, click New User.
7.. Enter the appropriate user information, and then click Create.
Copy Files to the New User Profile
1.. Log on as a user other than the user whose profile you are copying
files to or from.
2.. Locate the C:\Documents and Settings\Old_Username folder, where C is
the drive on which Windows XP is installed, and Old_Username is the name of
the profile you want to copy user data from.
3.. Press and hold down the CTRL key while you click each file and
subfolder in this folder, except the following files:
a.. Ntuser.dat
b.. Ntuser.dat.log
c.. Ntuser.ini
4.. On the Edit menu, click Copy.
5.. Locate the C:\Documents and Settings\New_Username folder, where C is
the drive on which Windows XP is installed, and New_Username is the name of
the user profile that you created in the "Create a New User Profile"
section.
6.. On the Edit menu, click Paste.
7.. Log off the computer, and then log on as the new user.
HTH........
