Hello, I have found an article that explains how to repair a corrupt User
Account in Vista. Basically, here are the steps:
Rename the directory where the profile is stored.
Open regedit.exe and backup registry. Find
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList,
and delete the key showing your profile’s SID (you can use the
ProfileImagePath value to help you determine which one it is).
Log off and then log on again
I also copied over the files under "Documents", "Favorites" and any missing
shortcuts from "Desktop" of the original [corrupt] user account folder to the
new one. I have done this on a test machine and it seems to be fine. But
before I attempt to assist another person on their Vista machine with the
same kind of problem, are there any potential risks to doing this procedure?
For example, are there any important user settings, etc. . .that I may have
missed, but that might not show up as being a problem until 'further down the
road'? I haven't found anything on the web as yet that covers this in detail.
BTW, the above procedure successfully corrected an "unhandled exception"
error I was getting with an application in Vista, under my original user
account. Thanks.
Randy
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