Re: My pc boots back to factory settings, all data is lost

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

Added info:

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

Recovering XP using the Recover Console (Line 333) Right hand side:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm




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"kerrihelp" <kerrihelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:17776C00-043C-42C0-8C26-18E6027A0F85@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Everytime I restart my pc and login it creates a temporary profile and
reverts back to all factory settings. My documents folder is empty,no
financial data,no email messages etc. Its asks me to set up programs. It
makes a beeping sound almost like quite telephone ringing. The message I
get is this: windows cannot load the locally stored profile and is logging
you on with a temporary profile. Any changes you make to this profile will be
lost when you leave. HELP!!!

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