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Why you should not run your computer as an administrator<br />
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Why you should not run your computer as an administrator
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For a certain user of a stand alone Windows XP Pro computer, I have recently tightened user privilages/access to regedit.exe, regedt32.exe, control.exe, Control Panel, and Documents and Settings/UserName/Local Settings. &nbsp;When attempting to login under this user's account, the following error is displayed:<br />
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Windows cannot log you on because your profile cannot be loaded. Check that you are connected to the network, or that your network is functioning correctly. If this problem persists, contact your network administrator.<br />
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I am new to adjusting security setting for users and am concerned that I may have placed such tight restrictions on these applications/folders as to render them unusable by the entire system for this user. &nbsp;Is there a simple fix?<br />
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James<br />
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For a certain user of a stand alone Windows XP Pro computer, I have recently tightened user privilages/access to regedit.exe, regedt32.exe, control.exe, Control Panel, and Documents and Settings/UserName/Local Settings.  When attempting to login under this user's account, the following error is displayed:

Windows cannot log you on because your profile cannot be loaded. Check that you are connected to the network, or that your network is functioning correctly. If this problem persists, contact your network administrator.

I am new to adjusting security setting for users and am concerned that I may have placed such tight restrictions on these applications/folders as to render them unusable by the entire system for this user.  Is there a simple fix?

James



User profile cannot be loaded at login

Operating system security (OS security) is the process of ensuring OS integrity, confidentiality and availability. OS security refers to specified steps or measures used to protect the OS from threats, viruses, worms, malware or remote hacker intrusions. OS security encompasses all preventive-control techniques, which safeguard any computer assets capable of being stolen, edited or deleted if OS security is compromised, including authentication, passwords and threats to systems and programs.