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How to fix a corrupted user profile in Windows 7 or Windows Vista

MSDN Blogs > The blog of Rob Margel - Windows Help > How to fix a corrupted user profile in Windows 7 or Windows Vista

How to fix a corrupted user profile in Windows 7 or Windows Vista

Rob Margel
8 Dec 2010 1:12 AM
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Fix a corrupted user profile in Windows 7 or Fix a corrupted user profile in Windows Vista

“Your user profile is a collection of settings that make the computer look and work the way you want it to. It contains your settings for desktop backgrounds, screen savers, pointer preferences, sound settings, and other features. User profiles ensure that your personal preferences are used whenever you log on to Windows. If you tried to log on to Windows and received an error message telling you that your user profile might be corrupted, you can try to repair it. You will need to create a new profile, and then copy the files from the existing profile to the new one. “

Rob

Technorati Tags: Windows 7,Windows Vista


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  • daniel
    8 Dec 2010 2:19 AM

    i think u try the good old xp way over the copy profile button. this will not work in vista or 7. I have create my profiles in audit mode during setup.

    but u can try this for local profiles:

    epardeiro.wordpress.com/.../copia-de-perfil-no-windows-7-defaultuser

    www.irongeek.com/i.php

    or this for server profiles support.microsoft.com/.../973289

    greetz daniel

  • Rob Margel
    10 Dec 2010 2:56 AM

    thanks for tip Daniel

  • Steve
    8 May 2011 12:59 AM

    I followed the Vista instructions, but when I got to the "Click Manage another account" step, I put in the admin password -- and nothing happened. That makes it tough to fix the corrupted admin profile.

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