Windows xp user profile backup status

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You can not change the type back to local from the User Profiles window. Can I change the profile status? Perhaps you should remove the old user from the Server and add the new user to it? Only guessing, but I would imagine even if you created the same user name things like SID numbers for that user would be different from the old user?

Who mentioned server?? Thanks for the replies guys. I followed intelwizrd's instructions but ran into a few problems when the user logged in for a second time there was an access denied message on logon. This was all complicated by the fact that Windows had created a temporary profile that it kept forcing on the user. However, i managed to get the bulk of the profile back expect what was in the TEMP profile.

All is now working fine thank you. Any tips to avoid profile corruption? I noticed an Event message about caching of Offline folders, so i corrected that. Anything else? Make use of backups, perhaps the type that image the partitions. Profile corruption is like an occupational hazard and there is no real and guaranteed prevention. A well maintained and secured machine is less likely to have that problem than one that is abused and at risk to malware and corruption.

Faulty hardware with constant crashing is perhaps another cause. Yep - a corrupted profile is like a car that started yesterday but won't turn over today. There is nothing you can do to stop this; XP will not use what it views as a corrupted profile. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

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