Re: Cannot Create New User Profiles
From: David Candy (david_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/22/04
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Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 09:35:02 +1000
%SystemRoot%\Debug\UserMode\Userenv.log might shed some light on it.
-- ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm "Pat Fry" <pfry.dontincludethis@dontincludethis.nm.net> wrote in message news:p7ig80th523qoeiqhfhb7on6i68p9316oh@4ax.com... > We are unable to create new user profiles on Windows XP Pro > workstations on my client's network. The network has one Windows 2000 > server which is also the domain controller. Most, but not all, of > the workstations on the network are Windows XP Pro with up to date > Service Packs and patches. All of the XP computers have joined the > domain. > > All of the workstations can log on to the network without problem if > the logon is done with a username that logged into the computer prior > to some undetermined point in time. An attempt to login on that same > computer by a domain user who has not previously used the computer > will result in the message : > > "Windows cannot log you on because your profile cannot be > loaded. Check that you are connected to the network, or > that your network is functioning correctly. If this problem > persists, contact your network administrator. " > > There is actually no problem connecting to the network. Logins procede > correctly as noted above. > > In an attempt to get around the message, I logged into a workstation > as the domain administrator (who had previously used the computer and > had a working profile). Once in, I added the domain user to the local > user accounts. When this is done, the "new" user can log in, but is > initially greeted with a message along the lines of: > > "Windows cannot locate your profile but will log you in using the > default user profile..." > > Once logged in everything is fine until the next time the user logs > in. Of special concern is Outlook, which runs in Exchange Server mode > and is able to connect immediately after the first login.. At the next > login, the system hangs while "loading personal preferences". On the > third login, the login process completes, but Outlook fails to open > giving an error message like "Outlook cannot open." > > I believed there was something wrong with the W2k server and the > netlogon share, so I brought in a "fresh" Windows XP machine and > joined it to the domain. Once a part of the domain, I was able to log > in as any domain user without a problem. No messages or other > distractions. > > There must be something wrong with profile creation on the problem XP > machines.
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