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    Windows loaded a temporary profile...!?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by osomphane, Dec 26, 2009.

  1. osomphane

    osomphane Notebook Evangelist

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    Do any of you get the error where windows loads a temporary profile, because it either could not find it or did not have sufficient privileges to load it? And how do I get rid of it?
     
    osomphane, Dec 26, 2009
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    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    Now with Windows 7 yet, but I've seen it with earlier versions. First step, run system restore to a point before the error occured
     
    gerryf19, Dec 26, 2009
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    I get a temporary user profile if I log into quickly. So at the log in screen (since my account is password-protected), if I don't let it finish loading for a few seconds, it will load up a temporary profile but in that case, i can log off and the next time I log in, it will be my profile. I think it has something to do with a driver but I went through the list and I don't know what could be causing it.
     
    Wolf04, Dec 27, 2009
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  4. osomphane

    osomphane Notebook Evangelist

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    are they planning on fixing this?
     
    osomphane, Dec 29, 2009
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    What kind of error is it?

    Windows will load you into a temporary profile if your current profile is corrupted.
     
    surfasb, Dec 29, 2009
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    In my case, there is no error. It just says it couldn't load my profile but if I log out of the temporary profile, I can easily log into my proper profile without problems and no loss of data or files.
     
    Wolf04, Dec 29, 2009
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    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    never seen something like that...I wonder if what you think is happening is really happening.

    If you care to run an experiment, next time it happens, create a temporary folder with a unique name on your "temp profile" desktop and reboot. When you log back in on the correct profile. Do a search for the folder. Where is it located?

    Also, with hidden files and folders showing, what do you see in the c:\users\{profile name) folder?

    Create another profile and see if the problem can be recreated in it.
     
    gerryf19, Dec 29, 2009
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    hgjcvblk Notebook Geek

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    are you sure this is because of logging in too quickly? i've had this problem before also (not too frequently, maybe once a month). however just logging off and back in does not fix the problem. instead i have to do a full restart to get back into my normal profile. anyone with any ideas on how to prevent this from happening?
     
    hgjcvblk, Dec 30, 2009
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