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corrupt user acct
LockedI recently received some advice on the Windows XPerts newsgroup site about a problem I’m having with “disappearing SysTray icons.” The response recommended that I “clone” my user account to determine if it was corrupted. I tried that and my icons returned to both user accounts! I tested the 2 accounts for a week and both were working fine so I deleted the old user account.
Next, I used a Registry scanner to check for errors … it found a few bad document paths and fixed them, eveything AOK. Next step was to defrag/optimize the Registry, that went OK but after restart the “disappearing SysTray icons” problem was back! And the same icons were missing just as if the corruption was still there. I had created System Restore points thruout the process so I restored to an earlier point and the icons were back!
But they didn’t stay long, I started to lose one with nearly each restart until I was down to just two again. I began to wonder if there was some connection between my problem and the number of “admin-level” user accounts I had (normally just one: my account) so I created another account but didn’t “clone” it. Logged off my account and into the new user, made no changes or did anything … all icons appeared. Logged off new account and into my account … all icons appeared!
So, what conclusions can I draw from this?
How many user accounts does XP require to run properly?
Do the missing icons indicate a corrupt user account?I want to install SP2 but have postponed that until I resolve this issue … should I assume the corruption is so deeply rooted in the Registry that the only feasible choice I have is a fresh install?