RE: Windows very slow 'Loading your personal settings'

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From: Paulo Pinto (PauloPinto_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/21/05


Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 08:21:04 -0800

Hi

it seems to be a problem with your profile, try to login using a local
administrator account and delete your user profile and login again using your
account.

that should work

Paulo Pinto

Senior Systems Administrator

"south_lad2003" wrote:

> I really need some help and am reaching the point of sheer desperation now! I
> have a Dell Latitude D600 laptop with WinXP SP2. When I boot the machine up
> it takes quite some time when 'Loading Your Personal Settings'. I would say
> approximately one minute (much longer than it used to). When Windows finally
> loads I can never get it to display my selected background picture - it
> always resets itself to the standard blue colour. I've tried just about
> everything possible and it is still very slow and won't save my background.
> The only background it will keep is the Windows XP theme. It will not save a
> modified theme.
>
> What's even more strange is that Outlook Express is not saving my e-mails
> either... when I shut down and start Windows all my e-mails have vanished!
>
> My laptop does connect to the network at my place of work but I do not 'Log
> in' to the network (I have access to my network file the printers). Therefore
> the 'User' never changes from the one I usually log in as.
>
> I hope someone can shed some light on this! Please!
>
> Thanks!!!



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