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Posted 21 December 2010 - 11:04 PM

First off I'd like to thank you very much for even opening this thread! I greatly appreciate the help!

The following error message only occurs after someone has been logged onto the computer on their account for an extended period of time (I think it's about 5 or 6 hours and over, but I have no way of being sure). A few months ago I got a pretty bad virus infection, I cleaned it all up and the system ran, but had some errors going on with windows. I then bought an external hard drive. So I re-formatted and re-installed windows XP. Then I found this error message after logging off of my user, and then having my brother try to log onto his user profile. There are 5 user profiles on this computer, and only one of them has administrative rights at the moment.


“Windows cannot load the locally stored profile. Possible causes of this error include insufficient security rights or a corrupt local profile. If the problem persists, contact your network administrator.”
Followed by:
“Windows cannot find the local profile and is logging you on with a temporary profile. Changes you make to this profile will be lost when you log off”

So it only occurs when someone has been logged on for over 5 hours, and then tries to log onto another person's profile it doesn't affect only one profle, but usually affects all profiles but the one that was logged into for over 5 hours.

I have tried running chkdsk, it comes up with no problems. I've tried running SFC.exe /SCANNOW but it always around the end, after fixing a few problems with the Dell re-installation DVD, asks me to insert windows xp CD2, which I don't have, I only have 1 disc that has to do with windows XP, the other discs are drivers and software.
I am pretty annoyed with this. I have tried deleting and re-making the user profiles. Over the past little while I've done several re-formatting and re-installations to see if it was just a bad windows XP installation. No luck.

I'm starting to form 3 'theories'
-1 the virus damaged some hardware and my system is having trouble maintaining windows XP
-2 The virus is still here even after the re-format and re-installations, and is causing problems. But I never had this problem after removing the viruses, only after reinstalling...
-3 My Re-installation disc is damaged or had some corrupted files. It is from 2006 afterall right?

Please this is the biggest annoyance I've had to date! Is there anything I can do? I've run so many virus scans that I've been driving myself insane over the past few months!

Please BC community, I really need you guys!
Thanks so much in advance!

Edit: I forgot to add that the problem is fixed simply by restarting the computer!
The only reason this is a problem is because when it logs you into the temporary account, none of your files are there, none of your bookmarks etc. And restarting the computer takes much longer than simply logging off and logging into another side.

Edited by ArtistInNeed, 22 December 2010 - 12:34 AM.

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Posted 22 December 2010 - 10:35 AM

This problem is more serious than you think...since eventually user access could be denied.

Damaged profiles occur routinely...they beoome showstoppers only because users ignore the warnings that are provided...by permitting access via temporary profiles.

Users need to create a new profile...and then transfer settings, etc. from the damaged to the new...in order to overcome a damaged profile.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555473 AND http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326688 .

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Making routine backup images of your partitions/drives...using 3d-party software...is probably the most important activity that any user can engage in.

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Posted 22 December 2010 - 01:41 PM

Thanks Louis!
I previously tried that, but only with one user account. It didn't change anything, but I suppose it could change if I were to do so on every user's account, since it can affect any user account.

Once my father gets off of that computer for his business I'll tell him that I'll be doing this, so in a few hours I'll be doing it. I'll get back to you as soon as possible!

I want you to know how grateful I am for your help Louis!

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Posted 22 December 2010 - 03:01 PM

Actually...Microsoft deserves the credit for providing documentation on this and many other Windows situation. It doesn't take much effort by me to look such up, using Google

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Making routine backup images of your partitions/drives...using 3d-party software...is probably the most important activity that any user can engage in.

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Posted 26 August 2014 - 11:43 AM

Mod edit:  Split from http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/368812/windows-cannot-load-the-locally-stored-profile-then-windows-cannot-find-the-local-profile-and-is-logging-you-on-with-a-temporary-profile/ - Hamluis.

What should you do when this message comes up?

Failed To Set Security on the Destination Profile. Error-Data Error (Cyclic Redundancy Check)

Edited by hamluis, 26 August 2014 - 12:49 PM.
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Posted 26 August 2014 - 12:57 PM

I would assume that the profile is damaged ...create a new profile for that user...and transfer accordingly.

http://support.micro...kb;en-us;811151
 

When using the procedure explained in 811151, none of your preferences are retained (with respect to the user registry setting), as you are excluding the NTUSER.DAT file while transferring to the new profile. Although all your files will be retained using that method, the customized settings are lost. This is by design. For the Outlook Express messages, create new mail account and transfer/import the DBX files, message rules etc.  You may delete it later at a convenient time after you make sure that everything is copied to the new profile.

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Making routine backup images of your partitions/drives...using 3d-party software...is probably the most important activity that any user can engage in.