14 How to Fix Temporary Profile in Windows 7

Method 1

  • 1. Rename the temporary profile from registry
  • 2. Start your computer and login with temp profile
  • 3. Click on START and then type RUN in search box and then click on RUN from found results, then you will get a RUN BOX.
  • 4. Type a command in run box “regedit” and hit enter or click on OK, then you will appear a registry edition
  • 5. Please locate the following path in registry editor and rename two keys
        HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
  • 6. You will get the similar keys under “profile list”, however one key may shows as end with “.bak”
      “.bak” is a your original profile Example: “SID-1213428093-345618312-2235-148770.bak”

      “Without .Bak” is a your current temp profile (which currently logged on with this profile) Example:“SID-1213428093-345618312-2235-148770″

      You have to Rename both entries
  • 7. Rename the key “Without .Bak“, rename it and put “.temp” in the end
      SID-1213428093-345618312-2235-148770″
                                 to
      SID-1213428093-345618312-2235-148770.temp”
  • 8. Rename the key with “.Bak“, rename it and remove “.bak” from the end
     SID-1213428093-345618312-2235-148770.bak”
                                to
     “SID-1213428093-345618312-2235-148770″
  • 9. That’s it, Now click on start and click on log off.
  • 10. After log off, restart the computer once.
  • 11. After restart it will automatically get your old (original) profile
  • If the problem still persist then you have to run the check disk go to method 2.

Method 2

  • 1. Open my computer
  • 2. Right click on C drive (where is installed the windows), and then click on properties
  • 3. Then a properties page will be appeared and please click on the tool tab
  • 4. Then you will get a button “check now”, Please click on that then a another popup will be appeared
  • 5.In this popup please tick all two boxes and click on start.it will take time to finish and it might be create a scheduled to run this check disk in a next startup, then so please restart your computer.
  • 6.That’s it, Now restart your computer..Issue must be solved, you can able to login your profile.

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