+1, there seem to be many reasons for this, and it doesn't appear to be straightforward to figure out, from our experience (anybody with experience to the contrary, please speak up!)
We've seen that issue with both local and TS (roaming) profiles, but more commonly with TS profiles. Are you running the User Profile Hive Cleanup Service from Microsoft? That MAY help. Also, I would not think that you would have to be completely rebuilding machines necessarily just because one profile is hosed, so long as you can still login to a viable profile that has admin priviliges. On 2000 and newer you can copy the contents of the profile to an alternate location, go system properties --> advanced --> profiles, and delete the profile in question. Then have the user log back in. You'll have to copy docs, favorites, desktop shortcuts, etc. Unless you have apps that write extensively to the individual users' registry hives, then you should be fine. HTH! Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE Technology Coordinator Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA [email protected]<BLOCKED::mailto:%[email protected]> www.eaglemds.com<BLOCKED::http://www.eaglemds.com/> ________________________________ From: James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 9:26 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: odd local profile behavior Profile corruption can be caused by all sorts of things. It might be an idea to start redirecting a few areas, such as Desktop and Documents, via GPO. On 22 September 2010 14:20, Steve Hanna <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Gent's I'm just looking for some thoughts here. Please understand my environment is not the most modern (we'll leave it at that) over the last week we have had several machines come up with corrupt local profiles all the machines in question do run AV software (SAV 9.0.338) All machines are XP sp3 + patches. this doesn't seem to be an issue of folks inadvertently downloading something (my own desktop has the same problem and I practice safe computing). I also have several NT 4.0 Workstations on the network and none of them have had the problem. I know this is a Sky high post but just looking for some brainstorming ideas as to what may be causing it. --Steve PS, sorry for the remedial question but I'm running out of ideas (and we are rebuilding machines at an alarming rate) ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ________________________________ Any medical information contained in this electronic message is CONFIDENTIAL and privileged. It is unlawful for unauthorized persons to view, copy, disclose, or disseminate CONFIDENTIAL information. This electronic message may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and/or entity named as recipients in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete this material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message, and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information that it contains. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
