New user account will not work

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

Hi

Are you trying to create a Limited User Account or an Administrative
Account? Does the same problem occer with both kinds of Account?

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Please reply to the News Groups


"Meggles" <Meggles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:709B4AC9-BA86-4A66-A4BE-355564B87705@microsoft.com...
> When I create a new user account and go to access it - its says that
> profile
> does not exist and will give me a default user access only. Which is
> useless.
> Cannot anyone help.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

It happens on any user account I create, Limited, admin, even guest account.

"Will Denny" wrote:

> Hi
>
> Are you trying to create a Limited User Account or an Administrative
> Account? Does the same problem occer with both kinds of Account?
>
> --
>
> Will Denny
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> Please reply to the News Groups
>
>
> "Meggles" <Meggles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:709B4AC9-BA86-4A66-A4BE-355564B87705@microsoft.com...
> > When I create a new user account and go to access it - its says that
> > profile
> > does not exist and will give me a default user access only. Which is
> > useless.
> > Cannot anyone help.
>
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

Meggles wrote on Mon, 1 Aug 2005:

>When I create a new user account and go to access it - its says that profile
>does not exist and will give me a default user access only. Which is useless.
>Cannot anyone help.


Hi Meggles

When you say you "go to access it" -- do you mean log into it, or look
at the folders belonging to that user profile? The folder structure
isn't created until you have logged into the new user account for the
first time.

--
Nightowl

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

When I go to the welcome screen and log on via the new user account, it gives
a message, something like ...cannot find/read profile, logging on as a
default user. (default means no access to a number of things). Its as if it
is not recognising the new user.

Meggles

"Nightowl" wrote:

> Meggles wrote on Mon, 1 Aug 2005:
>
> >When I create a new user account and go to access it - its says that profile
> >does not exist and will give me a default user access only. Which is useless.
> >Cannot anyone help.
>
>
> Hi Meggles
>
> When you say you "go to access it" -- do you mean log into it, or look
> at the folders belonging to that user profile? The folder structure
> isn't created until you have logged into the new user account for the
> first time.
>
> --
> Nightowl
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

CAN NO ONE HELP ME.
USER ACCOUNT NOT WORKING WHEN I CLICK ON USER ON WELCOME SCREEN IT SAYS
CANNOT FIND PROFILE. HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR ASSISTANCE FOR WEEKS....PLS PLS
OFFER SOME ASSISTANCE.. (CAPITALS NOT YELLING JUST TRYING TO GET SOMEONE'S
ATTENTION"! THANKS HEAPS

"Meggles" wrote:

> When I go to the welcome screen and log on via the new user account, it gives
> a message, something like ...cannot find/read profile, logging on as a
> default user. (default means no access to a number of things). Its as if it
> is not recognising the new user.
>
> Meggles
>
> "Nightowl" wrote:
>
> > Meggles wrote on Mon, 1 Aug 2005:
> >
> > >When I create a new user account and go to access it - its says that profile
> > >does not exist and will give me a default user access only. Which is useless.
> > >Cannot anyone help.
> >
> >
> > Hi Meggles
> >
> > When you say you "go to access it" -- do you mean log into it, or look
> > at the folders belonging to that user profile? The folder structure
> > isn't created until you have logged into the new user account for the
> > first time.
> >
> > --
> > Nightowl
> >

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

Meggles wrote on Sat, 20 Aug 2005:

>CAN NO ONE HELP ME.
>USER ACCOUNT NOT WORKING WHEN I CLICK ON USER ON WELCOME SCREEN IT SAYS
>CANNOT FIND PROFILE. HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR ASSISTANCE FOR WEEKS....PLS PLS
>OFFER SOME ASSISTANCE.. (CAPITALS NOT YELLING JUST TRYING TO GET SOMEONE'S
>ATTENTION"! THANKS HEAPS

Hey Meggles, I can hear you! :-)

Okay. . . now is it one particular user account that is the problem? Or
do you get it with any that you create? In other words, have you tried
creating other user accounts, apart from the problem one?

Can you say exactly what you did to create the account? What level of
privileges did you give it?

Are you using XP Pro or Home? Can you access the built-in Administrator
account?

--
Nightowl