Logging into temporary profile

Hi all,

Running W7 64b pro.
Normally, after the Windows startup screen there is the welcome message,
and it then logs automatically into my account.
Recently it changed. I saw the message "Preparing your desktop" after
the startup screen. It logged in to a default desktop with most of my
icons missing. There was a message in the sys tray, telling me it logged
in to a temporary profile. Since then I was not able to log in my own
desktop anymore.
I fixed it by placing back a system image from a month before. But what
was the reason for this? And what if it will happen again?

Thanks,
Fokke

Fokke Nauta wrote:
Hi all,

Running W7 64b pro.
Normally, after the Windows startup screen there is the welcome message,
and it then logs automatically into my account.
Recently it changed. I saw the message "Preparing your desktop" after
the startup screen. It logged in to a default desktop with most of my
icons missing. There was a message in the sys tray, telling me it logged
in to a temporary profile. Since then I was not able to log in my own
desktop anymore.
I fixed it by placing back a system image from a month before. But what
was the reason for this? And what if it will happen again?

Thanks,
Fokke

The Registry consists of a couple parts.

The part stored in the Windows folder area.

But there are a couple files in your home directory,
and that makes them "your profile". If those files
are missing or corrupted, then the OS has some
sort of policy to deal with the issue.

The updating or writing of the profile, could be
happening close to shutdown. In which case, perhaps
an SSD would be more vulnerable than a hard drive. That's
if the OS shuts down too fast. Developers seem to have
the timing right, for working with HDD, but we can never
be sure they're verified that everything works right
with a consumer SSD. It should behave properly with
respect to any flush() sent, but who knows. At one time,
Windows did have trouble with shutting down too quickly,
with HDD. But they figured it out and fixed it at the time.

Paul

On 4/02/2017 8:06 PM, Fokke Nauta wrote:
Hi all,

Running W7 64b pro.
Normally, after the Windows startup screen there is the welcome message,
and it then logs automatically into my account.
Recently it changed. I saw the message "Preparing your desktop" after
the startup screen. It logged in to a default desktop with most of my
icons missing. There was a message in the sys tray, telling me it logged
in to a temporary profile. Since then I was not able to log in my own
desktop anymore.
I fixed it by placing back a system image from a month before. But what
was the reason for this? And what if it will happen again?

Thanks,
Fokke
Try Removing the January MS update KB 3212646. I had a similar problem
which resolved when this update was removed.

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Maurice Helwig
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On 04/02/2017 21:38, Maurice Helwig wrote:
On 4/02/2017 8:06 PM, Fokke Nauta wrote:
Hi all,

Running W7 64b pro.
Normally, after the Windows startup screen there is the welcome message,
and it then logs automatically into my account.
Recently it changed. I saw the message "Preparing your desktop" after
the startup screen. It logged in to a default desktop with most of my
icons missing. There was a message in the sys tray, telling me it logged
in to a temporary profile. Since then I was not able to log in my own
desktop anymore.
I fixed it by placing back a system image from a month before. But what
was the reason for this? And what if it will happen again?

Thanks,
Fokke
Try Removing the January MS update KB 3212646. I had a similar problem
which resolved when this update was removed.


Thanks.
Just removed this update. Let's see what happens ...

Fokke

On 04/02/2017 12:59, Paul wrote:
Fokke Nauta wrote:
Hi all,

Running W7 64b pro.
Normally, after the Windows startup screen there is the welcome
message, and it then logs automatically into my account.
Recently it changed. I saw the message "Preparing your desktop" after
the startup screen. It logged in to a default desktop with most of my
icons missing. There was a message in the sys tray, telling me it
logged in to a temporary profile. Since then I was not able to log in
my own desktop anymore.
I fixed it by placing back a system image from a month before. But
what was the reason for this? And what if it will happen again?

Thanks,
Fokke

The Registry consists of a couple parts.

The part stored in the Windows folder area.

But there are a couple files in your home directory,
and that makes them "your profile". If those files
are missing or corrupted, then the OS has some
sort of policy to deal with the issue.

The updating or writing of the profile, could be
happening close to shutdown. In which case, perhaps
an SSD would be more vulnerable than a hard drive. That's
if the OS shuts down too fast. Developers seem to have
the timing right, for working with HDD, but we can never
be sure they're verified that everything works right
with a consumer SSD. It should behave properly with
respect to any flush() sent, but who knows. At one time,
Windows did have trouble with shutting down too quickly,
with HDD. But they figured it out and fixed it at the time.

Paul

Thanks, Paul.

Interesting. My Windows is running on a SSD.
But still no problems today.

Fokke

On 04/02/2017 11:06, Fokke Nauta wrote:
Hi all,

Running W7 64b pro.
Normally, after the Windows startup screen there is the welcome message,
and it then logs automatically into my account.
Recently it changed. I saw the message "Preparing your desktop" after
the startup screen. It logged in to a default desktop with most of my
icons missing. There was a message in the sys tray, telling me it logged
in to a temporary profile. Since then I was not able to log in my own
desktop anymore.
I fixed it by placing back a system image from a month before. But what
was the reason for this? And what if it will happen again?

Thanks,
Fokke

I googled for a solution and found this:
http://www.techentice.com/fix-tempor...ile-windows-7/ (and many
more with practically the same content).
Went trough all the steps, including setting up a new profile. All to no
avail, the problem came back. Does anyone have an idea except building a
new pc?

Fokke

Fokke Nauta wrote:
On 04/02/2017 11:06, Fokke Nauta wrote:
Hi all,

Running W7 64b pro.
Normally, after the Windows startup screen there is the welcome message,
and it then logs automatically into my account.
Recently it changed. I saw the message "Preparing your desktop" after
the startup screen. It logged in to a default desktop with most of my
icons missing. There was a message in the sys tray, telling me it logged
in to a temporary profile. Since then I was not able to log in my own
desktop anymore.
I fixed it by placing back a system image from a month before. But what
was the reason for this? And what if it will happen again?

Thanks,
Fokke

I googled for a solution and found this:
http://www.techentice.com/fix-tempor...ile-windows-7/ (and many
more with practically the same content).
Went trough all the steps, including setting up a new profile. All to no
avail, the problem came back. Does anyone have an idea except building a
new pc?

Fokke

What if you temporarily head back to a HDD,
instead of an SSD ? Does that work ?

If it did work, it would suggest something is
messing with the registry, late in shutdown.

If you have the budget, and must have an SSD,
find an Enterprise one with a supercap in it.
Which is intended to "out-last" any truncated
system power near shutdown (i.e. PC shuts off
power, before SSD is finished internal write).

Paul

On 11/02/2017 21:28, Paul wrote:
Fokke Nauta wrote:
On 04/02/2017 11:06, Fokke Nauta wrote:
Hi all,

Running W7 64b pro.
Normally, after the Windows startup screen there is the welcome message,
and it then logs automatically into my account.
Recently it changed. I saw the message "Preparing your desktop" after
the startup screen. It logged in to a default desktop with most of my
icons missing. There was a message in the sys tray, telling me it logged
in to a temporary profile. Since then I was not able to log in my own
desktop anymore.
I fixed it by placing back a system image from a month before. But what
was the reason for this? And what if it will happen again?

Thanks,
Fokke

I googled for a solution and found this:
http://www.techentice.com/fix-tempor...ile-windows-7/ (and many
more with practically the same content).
Went trough all the steps, including setting up a new profile. All to
no avail, the problem came back. Does anyone have an idea except
building a new pc?

Fokke

What if you temporarily head back to a HDD,
instead of an SSD ? Does that work ?

That's a lot of hassle. I went from a HDD to a SSD a year ago. That was
a lot of hassle as well. Don't fancy going back.
Ran a checkdisk but found nothing.

If it did work, it would suggest something is
messing with the registry, late in shutdown.

That could be the case. I use a program called Shutdown One, which
allowed me to create icons on the desktop for a Force Shutdown (and is
capable of much more - which I don't use). I always use that to shut
down my system, but now I created a normal shutdown icon. Maybe this was
a reason.

If you have the budget, and must have an SSD,
find an Enterprise one with a supercap in it.
Which is intended to "out-last" any truncated
system power near shutdown (i.e. PC shuts off
power, before SSD is finished internal write).

I will look for something like this but haven't got a clue what it may cost.


Paul

For a few times it will boot up in my profile, and then it will create a
temporary profile again. After tweaking the registry and logging off, it
will work again. For a few times.
Right now, I have to learn to live with it, I guess.

Fokke