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Windows XP installation hangs for an hour while trying to load the Default User hive

Asked by swatuser in Windows XP Operating System

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First, let me give you a few specs on my windows image :

- I'm restoring a ghost windows xp image that is syspreped.
- It's a 2 partition image. The user profiles were moved to my D:\ partition instead of the traditionnal C:\.
- When i reinstall, I just dump the C:\ partition. That way i keep all user related files and configurations.

Here is the problem :

In about 5% of my tests, when i reinstall the C:\ partition, the windows installation hangs for about an hour. When i open up the setup log, i can see that it hangs in the "Updating server profile directories" section. The time stamp actually shows a one hour difference with the line right over it! It says right after : "Setup failed to load Default User hive (RegLoadKey failed 1019)".

A weird thing also is that even with this error and one hour lag, windows seems to install fine. No noticable problems after installation.

What I'm trying to find out :

1.  What is setup doing during this setup phase?
2. What should i check after the installation to make sure there are no problems?
3. How do i avoid/stop/fix this installation glitch?

I have attached 2 log files (2 different computers) to this post. One has had the problem and the other hasn't. Please refer to the "BEGIN_SECTION,Updating Server Profile Directories" section of the log files to compare the errors.

Thank you to anyone who takes the time to help!
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Zone: Windows XP Operating System
Tags: Microsoft, Windows, XP SP2, Setup failed to load Default User hive. (RegLoadKey failed 1019)
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Solution Provided By: swatuser
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