SYMPTOMS

When you log on to a Windows Vista-based or a Windows 7-based computer by using a temporary profile, you receive the following error message:

This error may occur if the “Do not logon users with temporary profiles” Group Policy setting is configured.

CAUSE 

This issue may occur if the user profile folder was deleted manually. A profile folder that is manually deleted does not remove the Security Identifier (SID) from the profile list in the registry.

WARNING: Microsoft recommends AGAINST making this the standard way of removing user profiles from machines. The documented and supported approach is using the Advanced System Settings in the system properties, “User Profiles” settings. For applications, this facility is available using the “DeleteProfile” API.

If the SID is present, Windows will try to load the profile by using the ProfileImagePath that points to a nonexistent path. Therefore, the profile cannot be loaded.

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1
Plug the encrypted flash drive into the computer.

2

You should be prompted for the password. Click the “I forgot my password” link.

 

3

Select the “Type the Recovery Key” option.

 

If you’ve bought a new computer recently, you probably have a 64-bit processor and installed the 64-bit version of your Linux distribution. What if your computer is a bit older and you don’t remember?

There is a nice and simple command line program called uname that will tell us exactly that.

Open a terminal window (Applications > Accessories > Terminal).

In the terminal window, type in

uname –m

and hit enter.

• If the response is i686, you have a 32-bit version of Linux.
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Hi all
This is quite a complex operation and MS doesn’t actually explain how to do it so here goes.

The trick is to get your email messages into Outlook Express (OE on XP) or Windows Mail (on Vista) before you can import into Windows Live mail. Then the import can be done directly.

There isn’t any way currently to import mail directly from Outlook to Windows Live Mail so you have to do it indirectly BEFORE installing Windows 7.

1) even if you don’t use Outlook Express (XP) or Windows Mail (VISTA) you need to have them running on the same machine as your copy of OUTLOOK.

2) create (if you haven’t already) email accounts in OE or Windows mail identical to those you have in Outlook.

3) Now import your messages from Outlook into OE or Windows Mail.

4) Change the Store Identity in OE or Windows mail to a disk that your Windows 7 can read (do this under Maintenance – data storage locations in OE or Windows Mail).
Doing this saves you having to install Live Mail on Vista or XP

5) Logon to your Windows 7 system and install Windows Live mail.

6) Set up your email accounts

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