"The User Profile Service service failed the logon. Use

had a similar problem on a quite new win7 machine, fortunatly not on the admin account, and system restore to a few days ago fixed it.

(many thanks to mdh for thier post suggesting restore might do it)

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Error message when you log on to a Windows Vista-based or Windows 7-based computer by using a temporary profile: "The User Profile Service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loaded"
just tells you to delete the profile!

Okay, so I'd gotten some detailed help on another site and the information was easy-peezy-lemon-squeezy to follow. . . if you know what you're doing.

I have the same problem with logging in into the administrator account (and the only way I seem able to do so is if I am in Safe Mode). I know it's not that my profile has been deleted, or anything. . . I didn't use a CD or upgrade from a Vista. I bought my computer as a Windows 7 and it's worked fine until a few days ago. I still can't log in (I'm using my Guest account).

So I restarted my comp (hitting F8 until a menu-like screen came up) then I chose Safe Mode with Command Prompt. I successfully logged in and the Command Prompt came up (I'm guessing, since it was the only box on the screen). I was told to type in: net user administrator password /active: yes.

And I was told it was supposed to say "Command Completed Successfully" then I type "shutdown -r" to boot up again, then press F8 again then choose Safe Mode. . . Well, I couldn't get passed typing in "net user administrator password /active: yes"

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I typed it in excatly like that and nothing like "Command Completed Successfuly" popped up. I'm not sure if I have to type in password or my actual password to log on with. :/ And I've tried both, but still nothing happens. How should I type the command in exactly, because I'm that hopeless. XD

If there is another administrator account that you can log into, then jump to step 7 after logging into that account.
However, if you can't get to any accounts at all, then start at step 1.


1. Restart your computer and hit F8 multiples times until you see a menu-like screen, if you see the Windows splash screen then repeat this step
2. Highlight and hit enter on Safe Mode with Command Prompt. Try logging in there. If it still doesn't work, then go to step17
3. If you are able to login, once a command prompt pops up, type: net user administrator password /active:yes (you can specify whatever password you want for the administrator account.)
4. If you get a message saying "The command completed successfully", then restart your computer by typing: shutdown -r
5. Boot up again pressing F8, but this time choose just Safe Mode.
6. You will be able to login as Administrator with the password you set in Step 3
7. Hit (windows logo)+R
8. Type regedit
9. Once the registry editor opens up, look for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
10. In the left pane, find the one that starts with S-1-5..... and ends with .BAK; if you don't find one, skip to step 15
11. Right click it and click Rename, then change the .BAK to .BK
12. Right click the one with the same numbering but without the .BAK and add .BAK add the end
13. Right click the one that you renamed to .BK and clickRename, delete the .BK
14. Eventually, you have switched the .BAK from the end of the second entry to the first. That should probably fix your problem.
15. If you didn't find a .BAK then try this: Open Windows Explorer to C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Application Data
16. If you find another Application Data below the one you're on, then delete it. That should probably also fix your problem.
17. If you can't login in Safe Mode, then reboot and hit F8 until you see the menu again, then hit enter highlightingRepair Your Computer
18. Wait until all Windows Files finish loading, then hitNext when it asks keyboard language.
19. Try logging in here also, choose your user from the dropdown menu, and type the password, then jump to step 23
20. If that still doesn't work, then if you have your Windows Installation CD still, put it in and restart your computer.
21. Hit F12 until you see a menu of boot options, choose Boot from CD
22. Choose keyboard language then hit next. Find Repair Your Computer from a little below the center left.
23. Choose Open Command Prompt and type: net user administrator password /active:yes (here again you can specify a password)
24. Close the command prompt and click Restart and jump to step 5


To disable the administrator account, type this in an elevated command prompt: net user administrator /active:no


If nothing here helps, then I'm clueless on how to fix this next.
Hope that helped though


-Roi

SOURCE: Microsoft Answers. The user profile service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loaded

Roi A. provided the information. I know nothing of computers. XD