MIS Department Policy & Procedure
To resolve the problem where a pc is creating a temporary profile for a user:
Log on to the system by using an administrative user account other than the user account that is experiencing the problem.
Back up all data in the current user's profile folder if the profile folder still exists, and then delete the profile folder. By default, the profile resides in the following location:
%SystemDrive%\Users\UserName
Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
ContinueIf you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or click
Locate the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
Under the ProfileList subkey, delete the subkey that is named SID.bak.
Note SID is a placeholder for the security identifier (SID) of the user account that is experiencing the problem. The SID.bak subkey should contain a ProfileImagePath registry entry that points to the original profile folder of the user account that is experiencing the problem.
Exit Registry Editor.
Log off the system.
Log on to the system again.
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