'Cannot load profile - logging on as temp profile' problem

[alanbloom]

I've just started at a place which has a Windows 2000 Server setup with a number of Windows 2000 machines. There is a profile which is meant as a generic user profile for a room of public machines.

Firstly, I can't remove this user Account from Administrator privileges. It's baffling me, but whenever I remove the 'member of' Administrators from the group and the individual profile, it reappears shortly after.

The main trouble is that this is the message I get when any machine tries to log onto this profile:

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Windows cannot load the profile and is logging you on with a temporary profile. Changes you make to this profile will be lost when you log off.
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Knowledge base says this can be solved with the latest service pack, but this is not the case.

Is this a common problem? What do I need to look for??

Thanks

 

[itsp1965]

When was the last time this machine was rebooted? After rebooting and the problem hasn't disappeared, you may need to delete this user profile (not the ID itself) since it is corrupted.
Now as to why it keeps re-adding itself to the Administrators group, I would start with the above first since it could be an environment problem, but if it keeps adding itself then this machine may have been breached.

 

[alanbloom]

Hi there

Thanks for the reply - I've rebooted the machine, but still have the same problems as before.

It's possible the machine has been breached - I've run a number of virus/spyware checkers and there is a firewall in place but it could be something that has gotten past all that.

I've tried creating a new user profile and making a copy of the Profile on the hard drive, but it does the same thing still...