Corrupt User Profile

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Jeff

I have a corrupt User Profile in Windows XP and only allows
me to logon using the Guest profile, which when shutdown
doesnt save anything I had done.

Please Help.

Jeff
 
Hi Jeff,

Hit F8 at boot, just before Windows begins to load. This should get the boot
menu where you can select Safe mode. Logon as administrator, then create a
new user profile for yourself in the Control Panel/Users applet. Copy over
data from your old profile (which is apparently corrupted) using the
procedure described here:

How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811151

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
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