Re: File corrupt - run chkdsk

From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/25/04 

Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 03:50:04 -0500

Hi,

Suggestions:

Check Disk - Disk Checking Runs Upon Boot
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_c.htm#cd

Error Message: Windows Cannot Load Your Profile Because It May Be Corrupted
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q318011

Create a New User or Restore the User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q318011

Suggestions:

Right click My Computer, Properties, Hardware, Device Manager. Locate the
entries for your hard disks and double click each entry. On the Policies
tab, uncheck Enable write caching.

You will see a performance decrease because of this, but if the corrupt
registry/user profiles problems cease, then you'll be certain of the cause.

Logon to another account with admin privilege and run System Restore.
Choose the most recent restore point and SR should restore the user
hives.

Or...

Boot into safe mode and log in as Administrator. Copy ntuser.dat from
%windir%\repair to "Documents and Settings\[your user id]". Now do a system
restore to a point in time prior to when the corruption message began to
appear.

Or...

Relocate NTUserdat

Look in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList and find the profile you want to change and
then change ProfileImagePath to the ntuser.dat folder that you want to use.
You must manually copy or move the ntuser.dat file there.

Corrupt Hive
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_sys32.htm

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q307545

Recovery Console Fix for XP SP1 (Line 58)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm 

-- 
All the Best,
Kelly
Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP-Shell/User
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award
Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
"Gabahey" <Gabahey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:36D530A4-E377-456E-A424-2F9D80A71F7B@microsoft.com...
>I keep get this message at least once a day, if not more.  I run chkdsk and
> it fixes things, but then the next day or sooner, the little balloon pops 
> up
> with the message again and it's usually different files.
>
> Is this common with XP (SP1a), I had problems with SP2 installing and had 
> to
> undo it?  If it's NOT common, what's my best course to figure out the 
> problem
> and resolve it once and for all.  Thanks.

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