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Xp user profile cant be loaded

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by rg11

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We are on a network with NT and the workstations are xp pro. I have a user that can log into any PC but one. She is getting a message when she logs in saying windows cannot log you in because your profile cannot be loaded. I went into the event log and it says, the same then it also says Check that you are connected to the network or that your network is functioning correctly.(I can log in fine)
DETAIL-The system cannot find the file specified.

Any Ideas?

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by cptomlly

Two ideas on this one. I'm going to assume that you aren't using roaming profiles, since you didn't mention it in the description. First, does the user already have a profile on the machine (has she logged on there before?). If so, then you might try deleting the profile and allowing a new one to be created. Its possible the profile is corrupted.

If she has never logged on to that workstation before, then you might verify that the Default User folder exists. That can cause this kind of issue. When a new user logs on to the PC for the first time, WinXP accesses the Default User folder to create the new profile. Even if it does exist, you might try deleting it and recreating a blank one (or copy a good profile to Default User). Also, verify the permissions on the Default User and All Users folders.

Hope this helps. Post back results and/or futher info if not!

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