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My computer was infected and the damage was almost completely removed. The only problem that persists is that my local profile on Windows XP is corrupted. When I try to log on, I get the following message:

Windows cannot find the local profile and is logging you on with a temporary profile. Changes you make to this profile will be lost when you log off.

My desktop icons still exist at C:\Documents and Settings\USER\desktop but I don't know how to restore them.

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Copy the old profile to another location then delete the old profile. When you log back in as that user, a new profile should be created. Copy the desktop back to the new desktop from the saved profile.

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