Recover a damaged Windows XP user profile.

If the user profile becomes damaged, Windows XP will display one of two error messages when you to log on to the system:

"Windows Prompt" wrote ...

Windows cannot load your profile because it may be corrupted. You may be logged in using a temporary User Profile.

OR:

"Windows Prompt" wrote ...

The system has recovered from a serious error.

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