Re: Help! Windows won't start normally!!

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Balaji K wrote:

> I'm using Windows XP SP2!
>
> Well, i was starting to extract an ISO image file and the screen froze
> and the puter hung. So, i restarted the puter but Windows won't start
> normally. It stopped when it was loading my personal settings.
>
> Then, i tried to start windows in safe mode. When windows was loading
> acpitabl.dat, it restarted automatically and went back to the OS
> choices menu.
>
> Now, i tried to boot using the last known good configuration, i got
> the following messages when windows was loading my personal settings!
>
> 1. Windows cannot load the locally stored profile. Possible causes of
> this error include insufficient security rights or a corrupt local
> profile. If this problem persists, contact your network administrator.
>
> DETAIL - Error performing inpage operation.
>
> 2. Windows cannot find the local profile and is logging you on with a
> temporary profile. Changes you make to this profile will be lost when
> you log off.
>
> But, the temporary profile is like a freshly installed XP. I can't
> find a lot of things. I can't access my emails and address book using
> my OE, can't find any of my bookmarks, some icons are missing on
> desktop and start / All Programs. Not sure if anything is missing in
> add/ remove programs...As you can assume, there is no restore points
> in this new profile.

Your original account has been corrupted. In Safe Mode logged into an
account with administrative privileges, make a new account for yourself
and then copy your data over to the new one. Once your new account has
your data, delete the old one. Here's how:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811151

Malke
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