lost user profile after windows update

I downloaded and installed "Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 and
..NET Framework 3.5 Family Update (KB951847) x86 " to my windows XP
(SP3)system , restarted the computer, and my "default" user id (meaning my
desktop and all the saved items on it) was unfindable by windows. Windows
"kindly" designed me a red desktop with 4-5 icons on it, calling me an
anonymous temp user... and eventually, I could use the start menu, find my
programs and use them
....but is this common?
and if it IS common, is there a fix?

Same online session before the "glitch", I uninstalled panda security 2009
using their uninstaller...nothing else of note happenned. Any suggestions.

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> Same online session before the "glitch", I uninstalled panda security 2009
> using their uninstaller...nothing else of note happenned. [sic]

After uninstalling Panda (Internet) Security 2009, did you (1) immediately
enable the Windows Firewall and (2) download, install, and manually update a
replacement anti-virus application?

Had you purchased Panda (Internet) Security 2009 or was it a free-trial?
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wrote:
> I downloaded and installed "Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1
> and
> .NET Framework 3.5 Family Update (KB951847) x86 " to my windows XP
> (SP3)system , restarted the computer, and my "default" user id (meaning my
> desktop and all the saved items on it) was unfindable by windows. Windows
> "kindly" designed me a red desktop with 4-5 icons on it, calling me an
> anonymous temp user... and eventually, I could use the start menu, find my
> programs and use them
> ...but is this common?
> and if it IS common, is there a fix?
>
> Same online session before the "glitch", I uninstalled panda security 2009
> using their uninstaller...nothing else of note happenned. Any
> suggestions.
>
> IF YOU'VE BEEN HERE, FIXED THAT, please reply to ""