I have a windows XP machine with split drives:
C:\ – just OS
D:\ – my data
I ran out of disk space and when logging into my profile, it popped with some error stating that since it didn't have any disk space it was logging me in as some default profile (even thought i was logging into my account name that i always use so it wasn't complete corrupted)
I deleted a bunch of files to get some space but now when i log into my account, all of my desktop icons are missing and when i click on "My Documents" it takes me to some new folder on the C:\ drive.
When i try to change to target of My documents to D:\My Documents i get an error that looks like this:
Can anyone give me some advice on how to restore my profile (as even though i am logging in to the same name on the main Windows XP login screen, it doesn't seem associated with all my stuff) ?
Best Answer
Error Message: Windows Cannot Load Your Profile Because It May Be Corrupted http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318011
Create a New User or Restore the User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151
Create a new user profile on the workgroup computer
Copy files to the new user profile
Note You must import your e-mail messages and addresses to the new user profile before you delete the old profile. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 313055 Mail folders, address book, and e-mail messages are missing after you upgrade to Microsoft Windows XP
Source: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/57376-45-local-profiles-unavailable-loading-temp-profile
Another option is to try the TweakUI tool:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/c/a/fca6767b-9ed9-45a6-b352-839afb2a2679/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe