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Old May 9th 06, 12:28 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.win98.setup
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Default User profile problem

I have Win 98SE with User profiles enabled. Recently, I have had problems
with the Profiles not working correctly. The most recent occasion was that
the PC has to all intents and purposes lost the profile of a particular
user. When you logon using the name and password of the user in question, it
is recognised but the PC does not pick up the user detail, it just reverts
to the default settings for desktop/start menu/programs etc.
I have checked the Registry and the data under Current User appears to be
intact as well as the Profile information under Windows/Profiles for the
user. When you select change user from the Start Menu it states the correct
user. I checked the .pwl's and although the profile had been used, the date
on the pwl file did not tie in with the recent access which to me means that
something is adrift between the profile name, the information and the
password. Renaming the pwl did not make any difference.
Any suggestions?
Alan


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Old May 10th 06, 07:42 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.win98.setup
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Default User profile problem

What is your logon in Control Panel, Network?
I do not get a "Change User" option in my Start menu.
Regards,
ern.

"Alan" wrote in message
...
I have Win 98SE with User profiles enabled. Recently, I have had problems
with the Profiles not working correctly. The most recent occasion was that
the PC has to all intents and purposes lost the profile of a particular
user. When you logon using the name and password of the user in question,

it
is recognised but the PC does not pick up the user detail, it just reverts
to the default settings for desktop/start menu/programs etc.
I have checked the Registry and the data under Current User appears to be
intact as well as the Profile information under Windows/Profiles for the
user. When you select change user from the Start Menu it states the

correct
user. I checked the .pwl's and although the profile had been used, the

date
on the pwl file did not tie in with the recent access which to me means

that
something is adrift between the profile name, the information and the
password. Renaming the pwl did not make any difference.
Any suggestions?
Alan



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Old May 11th 06, 08:07 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.win98.setup
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Default User profile problem

I don't have a Network Logon, the logon is set to Microsoft Family Logon and
with that, when Start is selected, it lets you log off the current user,
stating the name of the current user.
I think I now have corrected the original problem. It appears the user
profile in question had a corrupted User.dat file. I found this by trawling
through the Registry using Registry Lite searching on user name and
user.dat. Eventually I found that the shell folder for the current user was
pointing to the default settings, not the profile settings. Luckily, having
previously backed up everything a few days before, I managed to replace the
current user.dat with the old user.dat from the backup and it worked.
Alan
"ernie" wrote in message
...
What is your logon in Control Panel, Network?
I do not get a "Change User" option in my Start menu.
Regards,
ern.

"Alan" wrote in message
...
I have Win 98SE with User profiles enabled. Recently, I have had

problems
with the Profiles not working correctly. The most recent occasion was

that
the PC has to all intents and purposes lost the profile of a particular
user. When you logon using the name and password of the user in

question,
it
is recognised but the PC does not pick up the user detail, it just

reverts
to the default settings for desktop/start menu/programs etc.
I have checked the Registry and the data under Current User appears to

be
intact as well as the Profile information under Windows/Profiles for the
user. When you select change user from the Start Menu it states the

correct
user. I checked the .pwl's and although the profile had been used, the

date
on the pwl file did not tie in with the recent access which to me means

that
something is adrift between the profile name, the information and the
password. Renaming the pwl did not make any difference.
Any suggestions?
Alan





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Old May 11th 06, 09:20 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.win98.setup
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Default User profile problem

Thank you for the feedback. I am unfamiliar with "Registry Lite" but glad
you caught the problem.
Regards,
ern

"Alan" wrote in message
...
I don't have a Network Logon, the logon is set to Microsoft Family Logon

and
with that, when Start is selected, it lets you log off the current user,
stating the name of the current user.
I think I now have corrected the original problem. It appears the user
profile in question had a corrupted User.dat file. I found this by

trawling
through the Registry using Registry Lite searching on user name and
user.dat. Eventually I found that the shell folder for the current user

was
pointing to the default settings, not the profile settings. Luckily,

having
previously backed up everything a few days before, I managed to replace

the
current user.dat with the old user.dat from the backup and it worked.
Alan
"ernie" wrote in message
...
What is your logon in Control Panel, Network?
I do not get a "Change User" option in my Start menu.
Regards,
ern.

"Alan" wrote in message
...
I have Win 98SE with User profiles enabled. Recently, I have had

problems
with the Profiles not working correctly. The most recent occasion was

that
the PC has to all intents and purposes lost the profile of a

particular
user. When you logon using the name and password of the user in

question,
it
is recognised but the PC does not pick up the user detail, it just

reverts
to the default settings for desktop/start menu/programs etc.
I have checked the Registry and the data under Current User appears to

be
intact as well as the Profile information under Windows/Profiles for

the
user. When you select change user from the Start Menu it states the

correct
user. I checked the .pwl's and although the profile had been used, the

date
on the pwl file did not tie in with the recent access which to me

means
that
something is adrift between the profile name, the information and the
password. Renaming the pwl did not make any difference.
Any suggestions?
Alan






 




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