XP profiles suddenly <User.Computername> instead of just <User>

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Jurjen de Groot

After solving some problems with the machine not starting (disk check on
another machine + taking ownership of files), when I now logon to this
machine I'm logged in with a new profile User.ComputerName wich is not
right, this way the users can't access their old profiles. I'm not sure why
this happens but if I'm not mistaken there's a registry setting out there
wich will undo this. Anyone know this registry setting or maybe other
solution to this problem ?

TIA,
Jurjen.
 
How do I recovery a lost local user profile?
http://www.jsifaq.com/SF/Tips/Tip.aspx?id=4631

How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151/

John

Jurjen de Groot wrote:

> After solving some problems with the machine not starting (disk check on
> another machine + taking ownership of files), when I now logon to this
> machine I'm logged in with a new profile User.ComputerName wich is not
> right, this way the users can't access their old profiles. I'm not sure
> why this happens but if I'm not mistaken there's a registry setting out
> there wich will undo this. Anyone know this registry setting or maybe
> other solution to this problem ?
>
> TIA,
> Jurjen.
 
For standalone Windows XP systems, this might help:

How to rename or move a User Profile folder?
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/userpath.htm

Read the caveats mentioned.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Jurjen de Groot" <Jurjen.de.Groot@xs4all.nl> wrote in message news:OgnQKiiRIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
After solving some problems with the machine not starting (disk check on
another machine + taking ownership of files), when I now logon to this
machine I'm logged in with a new profile User.ComputerName wich is not
right, this way the users can't access their old profiles. I'm not sure why
this happens but if I'm not mistaken there's a registry setting out there
wich will undo this. Anyone know this registry setting or maybe other
solution to this problem ?

TIA,
Jurjen.
 
thanks that did the trick

"John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:edIOD5iRIHA.5136@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> How do I recovery a lost local user profile?
> http://www.jsifaq.com/SF/Tips/Tip.aspx?id=4631
>
> How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151/
>
> John
>
> Jurjen de Groot wrote:
>
>> After solving some problems with the machine not starting (disk check on
>> another machine + taking ownership of files), when I now logon to this
>> machine I'm logged in with a new profile User.ComputerName wich is not
>> right, this way the users can't access their old profiles. I'm not sure
>> why this happens but if I'm not mistaken there's a registry setting out
>> there wich will undo this. Anyone know this registry setting or maybe
>> other solution to this problem ?
>>
>> TIA,
>> Jurjen.
>
 
You're welcome.

John

Jurjen de Groot wrote:

> thanks that did the trick
>
> "John John" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
> news:edIOD5iRIHA.5136@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>
>> How do I recovery a lost local user profile?
>> http://www.jsifaq.com/SF/Tips/Tip.aspx?id=4631
>>
>> How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151/
>>
>> John
>>
>> Jurjen de Groot wrote:
>>
>>> After solving some problems with the machine not starting (disk check
>>> on another machine + taking ownership of files), when I now logon to
>>> this machine I'm logged in with a new profile User.ComputerName wich
>>> is not right, this way the users can't access their old profiles. I'm
>>> not sure why this happens but if I'm not mistaken there's a registry
>>> setting out there wich will undo this. Anyone know this registry
>>> setting or maybe other solution to this problem ?
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>> Jurjen.
>>
>>
>
 
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