Corrupted Profile: Windows XP

Okay, for what ever reason, you can't log on to your profile, your profile is missing information and looks generic, or you get an error message when you're loading your profile. The collection of information below is where you'll want to go to get a handle on controlling this and getting your PC back to normal. I think I've included links for most eventualities concerning profiles.

"Windows cannot load your profile because it may be corrupted" error message when you try to log on to Windows XP

How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile

After you've created a new profile and begun to copy your old data over to the new one (normally it's that simple, but this is really an often asked question) you may get errors about not having permission to access certain files. Should this happen then the below link is to an article that discusses how to take ownership of such files and folders.

How to Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP

OS: XP > General
Date: 06/08/05

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