In short, you'll access the User Accounts tool to create a new account. Then, log on to the new account to create a default new user profile. Finally, log off and then log back on to the working account. Then, locate and open your original account folder. At this point, you should see all the files and folders in your original user profile, as shown earlier in Figure A.
Copy the contents of the folders containing the data that you want to move to your new user profile. In addition, you'll want to copy the contents of the Favorites, Outlook Express, and Address Book folders if you're using that e-mail program, or the Outlook folder. You may also want to copy the contents of Cookies, Templates, and any other folders that contain critical data files. Be careful not to copy any files that are specifically related to the operating system, as any one of those files could be the culprit in the case of the corrupted user profile.
For example, you definitely won't want to copy Ntuser. When you're finished copying files, log out of the working profile, and then log on to your new user profile. When you do, you should be able to access all your data files and most of your applications, just as you did with your old profile. However, keep in mind that you may have to reinstall or at least reconfigure some of your applications. And, of course, you'll need to recreate all your personalized settings. Once you've totally moved into your new user profile, you'll want to permanently delete your old, corrupted user profile.
While you may be tempted to do so from within Windows Explorer, you shouldn't because it won't completely remove all the settings associated with your old user profile. To do it the right way, access the User Profiles tool from the Advanced tab of the System Properties dialog box. Once you do, select the old user profile from the list and click the Delete button. So you won't ever have to go through all these troubleshooting steps should the user profile ever get corrupted again, you can trick Windows XP into administering the local user profile as if it were a roaming user profile.
When you do so, Windows XP will back up your user profile each time you log off. To use this trick, you have to log off your new account and log on to the working account. Then, access the User Profiles tool from the Advanced tab of the System Properties dialog box, select your user profile, click the Copy To button, and type the name of a folder on another drive in the Copy Profile To text box.
Automatically sign up today! Greg Shultz is a freelance Technical Writer. Previously, he has worked as Documentation Specialist in the software industry, a Technical Support Specialist in educational industry, and a Technical Journalist in the computer publishing industry. If the user profile becomes damaged, Windows XP will display one of two error messages when you log on to the system: Windows cannot load your profile because it may be corrupted.
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Two of the most common error messages you may encounter due to corrupt Outlook profile are discussed below:. This is another error that can occur if your Outlook profile is corrupt. You may also notice all the user documents, Outlook, Internet Explorer, and. NET settings missing. The solution recommended in the following Knowledgebase article will resolve the issue: However, the solution recommended in the above article suggests to copy the settings manually.
Alternatively, you can follow the below solution: Create a new user account: Go to Control Panel. Click User Accounts tool. Select the Create A New Account link. Give the account a name and click Next. Click Create Account button. Logoff from the current account, and login with the new account. This will create a user profile for the new account. When the user profile creation procedure is complete log Off from the account without doing any other modifications. Login to the old account again and perform the following: Right-click My Computer, and select Properties.
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