windows xp sp2 login failure

when i try to login to my account on xp, i get the following error every time.

Windows cannot load the user's profile but has logged you on with the default profile for the system.

DETAIL - Incorrect function

but it seems to still loud just fine, but this may be because my profile is the only one. the only problem i have with this is that it refuses to remember certain things it used to. such as my email and password for windows live messenger, or the viewing formats of my folders, even during the same session, and the box under the folder options is checked to remember. i think the NTUSER.dat file is corrupted but from what ive been able to find online i should get a different error message for that.

help?

 

Hi! I'm having the exact same problem, exept in my situation, the PC is not running fine. The 'default user' is totally different, all the icons and shortcuts and documents are different, so it's a big-time pain in the a**. Here's a link to my thread, maybe something there will help http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=161688

I'm going to keep an eye on your thread here and see if maybe someone posts something that I can use too.

 

i had to fix it by creating a new account and moving all my files over via a third account.