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HangFire · **Re: Windows XP profile loading is broken! -** 14-05-2005

Allright, after some messing around I've got it mostly fixed.

I copied the NTUSER.DAT file from the new temp profile XP makes, and pasted it over my old profile's one.

As a result, I lost most of my desktop settings but it doesn't give any errors anymore.

Strange, XP still won't let me manually create a "good" profile, but it can create a new temp profile just fine.

As for the scandisk, I should probably do one soon. For the spyware, I regularily clean it and I'm quite careful with my internet use so I usually don't have many problems with that.

Some spyware I have cannot be detected, and I have no idea where it could have stuck itself. If I use the internet without my firewall, I get blasted with pop up message ads.

And I'm using SP1, not 2. I've heard mixed things about 2, so I never bothered to update. I should probably both format this thing soon and update to SP2 as soon as possible.

But anyway, thanks a lot for the fast replies. For Windows, a format is usually the only way to fix things. What I keep doing with my PC is like putting little band aids over gunshot wounds.

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HangFire Best served chilled Status: Offline Posts: 1,005 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Saskabush, Canuckada	Re: Windows XP profile loading is broken! - 14-05-2005 Allright, after some messing around I've got it mostly fixed. I copied the NTUSER.DAT file from the new temp profile XP makes, and pasted it over my old profile's one. As a result, I lost most of my desktop settings but it doesn't give any errors anymore. Strange, XP still won't let me manually create a "good" profile, but it can create a new temp profile just fine. As for the scandisk, I should probably do one soon. For the spyware, I regularily clean it and I'm quite careful with my internet use so I usually don't have many problems with that. Some spyware I have cannot be detected, and I have no idea where it could have stuck itself. If I use the internet without my firewall, I get blasted with pop up message ads. And I'm using SP1, not 2. I've heard mixed things about 2, so I never bothered to update. I should probably both format this thing soon and update to SP2 as soon as possible. But anyway, thanks a lot for the fast replies. For Windows, a format is usually the only way to fix things. What I keep doing with my PC is like putting little band aids over gunshot wounds.