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Windows Vista can't load my local profile what should i do?

My Laptop suddenly turn off because power supply is cut (in condition no battery. When I turn it on, it takes long time to load my profile, after I log on it is said that my profile can not be load and use temporary file.
I try to restore with restore point but it cant's. The other choice is to restore from DVD, but I scare that all my file will be gone because there is lots of important file in my laptop and I don't have hard disk external or lots of blank DVD to back up it.
And when I want to use programs, all program is like being reset and must do set up again.

Please... Is there any solution to make my laptop normal again?

Thanks

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Sudden power loss commonly corrupts the per-user registry hive (NTUSER.DAT) or the registry link that points Windows to that folder, so Vista falls back to a temporary profile. Primary priority is preserving personal files before attempting repairs — further restarts or in-place fixes increase risk of data loss. This echoes ’s advice: back up first.

Practical, low-risk recovery workflow (in order):

  1. Stay signed in to the temporary profile long enough to copy important data from C:\Users\<old_profile_name> — specifically Desktop, Documents, Pictures, Favorites and Downloads. Avoid copying NTUSER.DAT, NTUSER.DAT.LOG or NTUSER.INI. If no external drive is available, copy to C:\Users\Public or create a second local admin account and move files there.
  2. Run a filesystem check (chkdsk C: /f) from an elevated Command Prompt, then reboot to let repairs complete.
  3. Run system file verification: sfc /scannow from an elevated prompt to repair corrupted system files. (support.microsoft.com)

If file copy + repairs do not restore the original account, recreating the profile and migrating data is the safest path — the approach recommended by . Create a new local administrator, let Windows build the new profile, then copy only user data (not hive files) from the old folder into the new profile. (learn.microsoft.com)

Advanced option (only if comfortable editing registry): export the ProfileList key, then open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList. If two SID keys exist for the user (one ending in .bak), back up those keys, rename so the .bak entry becomes the active key, and set RefCount and State to 0. Close regedit and reboot. This can restore the original profile mapping but carries risk — export the registry first and follow Microsoft guidance. (learn.microsoft.com)

Note: profile-linked program settings are stored in the user hive; restoring a profile may not restore every application state. If recovery seems risky or fails, stop and seek a copy of the drive or professional help rather than attempting destructive repairs.

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Member Avatar for zelkea

Hi uchan and welcome,

Sounds like your profile is corrupted which won't effect your data unless you kept it on your desktop if so this might be a little bit tricker.

When you have access with the temporary profile are you missing data? If so where was the data located you are missing?

Member Avatar for Piterski

the best would be to use system restore. You said it is failing - how do you try to run system restore and what exactly is the problem there?
You can always create a new profile and copy your data from the old one, its not perfect, but will get you running. your files will be in c:\users\"old profile name"

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If you have lots of important data on your machine, BACK IT UP!!! What happens if your hard drive fails???

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