Re: Single User Unable to Logon

From: JP (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/27/04 

Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 09:54:22 -0700

Thanks, but this still did not work.

I deleted the information for this user (c:\Documents and
Settings\<user name>) and tried to logon again but
experienced the same result.

Afterwards I logged on as Administrator and see there was
another directory created (c:\Documents and Settings\<user
name>) for the problem user. But I still can't logon as
that user.

Is there another place I need to delete the profile from?

>-----Original Message-----
>In news:1CA2F20F-55BA-4F93-AAB0-
912B02D2BE01@microsoft.com,
>JP <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> fumbled, fiddled
and fingered:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am stumped with the following problem and would
appreciate any help:
>>
>> I have a demo laptop running Windows 2000 SP4. As of
yesterday, one
>> of my defined users can no longer login to the machine.
>>
>> After entering the user id/pwd for this user I see
the "Applying user
>> settings.." modal window, but then it quickly shows
the "Saving user
>> settings.." modal window and returns me to the CTRL-ALT-
DEL login
>> screen. I can login fine as Administrator and other
users on the
>> box, it's just this one user that is having problems.
>>
>> The only thing strange that may have happened is this
user was logged
>> on the last time the computer was put in "Stand by"
mode. Could that
>> have done something to cause this?
>>
>> If anyone has any ideas, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks in
>> advance.
>
>
>Log in as admin and copy any important files etc from the
errant
>profile, then delete it as it sounds as if it may be
damaged.
>
>When the user logs in again a new profile will be created
so some
>settings may need to be reconfigured.
>
>Transfer the files back.
>
>--
>Steve Parry BA (Hons) MCP MVP
>
>http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk
>
>
>.
>

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