Solved Cant login to new user profile on D:\

[Chris K]

Have just done clean install

Move User folder by editing HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList ProfilesDirectory = D:\ (as it was before)

Created new User profile

Wont let me log in to the new user (just boots me back out)

Had a look at folder permissions which seem fine

What did I forget to do when moving User folder?

 

[Brink]

Hello Chris,

Did you use D:\Users for the data of ProfilesDirectory like in OPTION TWO of the tutorial below? It can't be just a drive letter.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/87555-user-profile-change-default-location.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Chris K]

It was as per Option 2 registry modification

I did use just D:\ (drive letter worked fine before and is currently working fine on my other machine with several users)

but just incase i also tried D:\Users (and added User folder to the drive)

Still just boots me out

I cant imagine what else I forgot

The error says "The User Profile Service service failed the logon. the user profile cannot be loaded"

 

[Brink]

It sounds like the profile may be corrupted. You might see if this may help with that error.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...-failed-logon-user-profile-cannot-loaded.html

 

[Chris K]

Nope - not corrupt profile
deleted it and created two new ones - neither will logon

it just doesn't like new home for user profiles

looks like i'll just have to put the registry back to C:/Users

 

[Brink]

Strange, is the D: drive internal, external, or networked?

 

[Chris K]

Crisis averted

I just re-installed Windows
reset HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList ProfilesDirectory = D:\

and it's fine now - created 2 new profiles on D: no problem

Thanks

 

[Brink]

Perfect news.