The User Profile Service failed the logon

Error message: "The User Profile Service failed the logon. User profile cannot be loaded”, when logging on to Windows 7 or Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947215

Method 1: Fix the User Account Profile

To do this, follow the steps below:

Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

1. Click Start
   
   
2. In Start Search (Windows Vista) or Search programs and files (Windows 7) area, type in regedit, and press Enter.
3. If prompted by UAC, click Continue (Windows Vista) or Yes (Windows 7).
4. In Registry Editor, go to:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
5. In the left pane, look for the folder name starting with S-1-5 (SID key) followed by a long number. then click each folder and locate ProfileImagePath from the right pane, double click to verify that this is the user account profile that has the error.
   
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   • If you have two folders starting with S-1-5 followed by same long nubmers and one of them ended with .bak. Change the .bak folder to normal one. To do this, follow the steps below:
     1. Right click the folder without .bak and choose Rename. Then add .ba at the end of the folder name.
        
        
     2. Right click the folder with .bak and choose Rename. Then remove .bak at the end of the folder name.
        
        
     3. Right click the folder with .ba and choose Rename. Then change the .ba to .bak at the end of the folder name.
        
        
   • If you have only one folder starting with S-1-5 followed by a long numbers and ended with.bak. Right click the folder and choose Rename. Then remove .bak at the end of the folder name.
6. Choose the folder without .bak, in the right pane, double click RefCount and type 0 and then click OK.
   
   
7. Choose the folder without .bak, in the right pane, double click State and type 0 and then click OK.
   
   
8. Close Registry Editor.
9. Restart the computer.
10. Log on again with your account.

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Run commands in windows

Common Tasks with Run

Below are a list of commands you can type into the Run dialog:

Run Calculator	calc
Run Command Prompt	cmd
Run Firefox (if installed)	firefox
Run Internet Explorer	iexplore
Run Microsoft Word (if installed)	winword
Run Microsoft Excel (if installed)	excel
Run Microsoft Outlook (if installed)	outlook
Run Notepad	notepad
Run Wordpad	wordpad
Open Control Panel	control panel
Open Program Files folder	%programfiles%
Shutdown Windows	shutdown
Restart Windows	shutdown -r
Log Off Windows	logoff
Registry Editor	regedit
Task Manager	taskmgr
Windows Update Launches	wupdmgr

Creating Your Own Run Commands

If you are like me, you will use a few programs very frequently. One way to make them start faster is to give them their own Run command:

1. Win+R to open the Run dialog
2. Enter %windir% to open the Windows directory
3. Alt+F W S to open the File menu, choose the New menu item, then the Shortcut menu item
4. Go through the wizard to create a shortcut to the desired program
5. The name you give the shortcut is what you type in the Run dialog to start the program

Infrequently Used Run Commands

Below are a list of commands you can type into the Run dialog, split into several categories: programs, control panels, computer administration tools, and special folders.

Programs

Character Map	charmap
Check Disk Utility	chkdsk
Clipboard Viewer	clipbrd
Free Cell	freecell
Hearts Card	mshearts
Microsoft Chat	winchat
Minesweeper	winmine
On Screen Keyboard	osk
Remote Desktop	mstsc
Spider Solitare	spider
Telnet Client	telnet
Windows Magnifier	magnify

Control Panels

Accessibility Controls	access.cpl
Add Hardware Wizard	hdwwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs	appwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools	control admintools
Automatic Updates	wuaucpl.cpl
Date and Time	timedate.cpl
Display Properties	desk.cpl
Folders Properties	control folders
Fonts	control fonts
Fonts Folder	fonts
Game Controllers	joy.cpl
Internet Properties	inetcpl.cpl
Keyboard Properties	control keyboard
Mouse Properties	control mouse
Network Connections	control netconnections
Network Setup Wizard	netsetup.cpl
ODBC Data Source Administrator	odbccp32.cpl
Password Properties	password.cpl
Phone and Modem Options	telephon.cpl
Power Configuration	powercfg.cpl
Printers and Faxes	control printers
Printers Folder	printers
Regional Settings	intl.cpl
Scanners and Cameras	sticpl.cpl
Security Center	wscui.cpl
Sounds and Audio	mmsys.cpl
User Account Management	nusrmgr.cpl
Windows Firewall	firewall.cpl

Computer Administration Tools

Computer Management	compmgmt.msc
Device Manager	devmgmt.msc
Disk Cleanup Utility	cleanmgr
Disk Defragment	dfrg.msc
Disk Management	diskmgmt.msc
Disk Partition Manager	diskpart
Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting	drwtsn32
Driver Verifier Utility	verifier
Event Viewer	eventvwr.msc
Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)	gpedit.msc
Local Security Settings	secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups	lusrmgr.msc
Performance Monitor	perfmon
Resultant Set of Policy	rsop.msc
Scheduled Tasks	control schedtasks
Services	services.msc
Shared Folders	fsmgmt.msc
System Configuration Editor	sysedit
System Configuration Utility	msconfig
Utility Manager	utilman
Windows System Security Tool	syskey

Computer Administration Tools

Application Data Folder	%appdata%
Home Directory Drive	%homedrive%
Home Directory	%homepath%
Shared Home Directory	%homeshare%
Temporary Folder	%temp%
Windows Root Drive	%systemdrive%
Windows Root Directory	%windir%

To Access…	Run Command
Accessibility Controls	access.cpl
Accessibility Wizard	accwiz
Add Hardware Wizard	hdwwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs	appwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools	control admintools
Adobe Acrobat (if installed)	acrobat
Adobe Designer (if installed)	formdesigner
Adobe Distiller (if installed)	acrodist
Adobe ImageReady (if installed)	imageready
Adobe Photoshop (if installed)	photoshop
Automatic Updates	wuaucpl.cpl
Bluetooth Transfer Wizard	fsquirt
Calculator	calc
Certificate Manager	certmgr.msc
Character Map	charmap
Check Disk Utility	chkdsk
Clipboard Viewer	clipbrd
Command Prompt	cmd
Component Services	dcomcnfg
Computer Management	compmgmt.msc
Control Panel	control
Date and Time Properties	timedate.cpl
DDE Shares	ddeshare
Device Manager	devmgmt.msc
Direct X Control Panel (if installed)*	directx.cpl
Direct X Troubleshooter	dxdiag
Disk Cleanup Utility	cleanmgr
Disk Defragment	dfrg.msc
Disk Management	diskmgmt.msc
Disk Partition Manager	diskpart
Display Properties	control desktop
Display Properties	desk.cpl
Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)	control color
Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility	drwtsn32
Driver Verifier Utility	verifier
Event Viewer	eventvwr.msc
Files and Settings Transfer Tool	migwiz
File Signature Verification Tool	sigverif
Findfast	findfast.cpl
Firefox (if installed)	firefox
Folders Properties	folders
Fonts	control fonts
Fonts Folder	fonts
Free Cell Card Game	freecell
Game Controllers	joy.cpl
Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)	gpedit.msc
Hearts Card Game	mshearts
Help and Support	helpctr
HyperTerminal	hypertrm
Iexpress Wizard	iexpress
Indexing Service	ciadv.msc
Internet Connection Wizard	icwconn1
Internet Explorer	iexplore
Internet Properties	inetcpl.cpl
Internet Setup Wizard	inetwiz
IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration)	ipconfig /all
IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents)	ipconfig /displaydns
IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents)	ipconfig /flushdns
IP Configuration (Release All Connections)	ipconfig /release
IP Configuration (Renew All Connections)	ipconfig /renew
IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS)	ipconfig /registerdns
IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID)	ipconfig /showclassid
IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID)	ipconfig /setclassid
Java Control Panel (if installed)	jpicpl32.cpl
Java Control Panel (if installed)	javaws
Keyboard Properties	control keyboard
Local Security Settings	secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups	lusrmgr.msc
Logs You Out Of Windows	logoff
Malicious Software Removal Tool	mrt
Microsoft Access (if installed)	msaccess
Microsoft Chat	winchat
Microsoft Excel (if installed)	excel
Microsoft Frontpage (if installed)	frontpg
Microsoft Movie Maker	moviemk
Microsoft Paint	mspaint
Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed)	powerpnt
Microsoft Word (if installed)	winword
Microsoft Syncronization Tool	mobsync
Minesweeper Game	winmine
Mouse Properties	control mouse
Mouse Properties	main.cpl
Nero (if installed)	nero
Netmeeting	conf
Network Connections	control netconnections
Network Connections	ncpa.cpl
Network Setup Wizard	netsetup.cpl
Notepad	notepad
Nview Desktop Manager (if installed)	nvtuicpl.cpl
Object Packager	packager
ODBC Data Source Administrator	odbccp32.cpl
On Screen Keyboard	osk
Opens AC3 Filter (if installed)	ac3filter.cpl
Outlook Express	msimn
Paint	pbrush
Password Properties	password.cpl
Performance Monitor	perfmon.msc
Performance Monitor	perfmon
Phone and Modem Options	telephon.cpl
Phone Dialer	dialer
Pinball Game	pinball
Power Configuration	powercfg.cpl
Printers and Faxes	control printers
Printers Folder	printers
Private Character Editor	eudcedit
Quicktime (If Installed)	QuickTime.cpl
Quicktime Player (if installed)	quicktimeplayer
Real Player (if installed)	realplay
Regional Settings	intl.cpl
Registry Editor	regedit
Registry Editor	regedit32
Remote Access Phonebook	rasphone
Remote Desktop	mstsc
Removable Storage	ntmsmgr.msc
Removable Storage Operator Requests	ntmsoprq.msc
Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof)	rsop.msc
Scanners and Cameras	sticpl.cpl
Scheduled Tasks	control schedtasks
Security Center	wscui.cpl
Services	services.msc
Shared Folders	fsmgmt.msc
Shuts Down Windows	shutdown
Sounds and Audio	mmsys.cpl
Spider Solitare Card Game	spider
SQL Client Configuration	cliconfg
System Configuration Editor	sysedit
System Configuration Utility	msconfig
System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately)	sfc /scannow
System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At The Next Boot)	sfc /scanonce
System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot)	sfc /scanboot
System File Checker Utility (Return Scan Setting To Default)	sfc /revert
System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache)	sfc /purgecache
System File Checker Utility (Sets Cache Size to size x)	sfc /cachesize=x
System Information	msinfo32
System Properties	sysdm.cpl
Task Manager	taskmgr
TCP Tester	tcptest
Telnet Client	telnet
Tweak UI (if installed)	tweakui
User Account Management	nusrmgr.cpl
Utility Manager	utilman
Windows Address Book	wab
Windows Address Book Import Utility	wabmig
Windows Backup Utility (if installed)	ntbackup
Windows Explorer	explorer
Windows Firewall	firewall.cpl
Windows Magnifier	magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure	wmimgmt.msc
Windows Media Player	wmplayer
Windows Messenger	msmsgs
Windows Picture Import Wizard (need camera connected)	wiaacmgr
Windows System Security Tool	syskey
Windows Update Launches	wupdmgr
Windows Version (to show which version of windows)	winver
Windows XP Tour Wizard	tourstart
Wordpad	write

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How to Set the Virtual Memory size in Windows 7

Go to My Computer - Properties

v  Click on Performance Information and Tools

v  Click on Advanced Tools

v  Go to Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows

v  Now you can see the below Window then go to Advanced tab then click on Change

v  Now you can set the virtual memory as below, incase if you don’t have enough space  in the C drive then you can very well set it in another drives as well.

v  Once you set the VM size then you will be prompted for the system Restart to apply the effects.

v

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BITS & WAUPDATE Service Won’t Start, %fystemroot%.

On a system with malware you may come across the following:
- Windows Updates won’t work.
- BITS errors in the eventvwr.
- When you try to start the BITS or Windows Update service you get an error saying file not found or missing.
Some malware will screw with the system so that the end user can`t get any updates.
To Identify:
1. open services.msc.
2. double-click background intelligent transfer service.
3. look at the path to executable.

Path to executable should be C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs.
You may see %fystemroot%\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs.
The problem is that %fystemroot% should be %systemroot%.

To fix:
1. Click Start > Run > regedit.
2. Search for `fystem`.
3. Replace each `fystem` with `system`.

If you get an error saying you can`t change the value for whatever reason, check the permissions on that key (right click on the key > permissions). Give FULL perms out. The value should be editable after that. In general, you will see these values in the BITS and WAUPDATE keys under each of the controlsets.

4. Go back to services.msc and start both services up. Make sure they are set to automatic.

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1. Kill Explorer
2. Open the command prompt
go to: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local
3. Unhide the IconCache.db file with the following command: attrib -h IconCache.db
4. Delete the IconCache.db file: del IconCache.db
5. Start Explorer
Cross Fingers.

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Network adapters are pulling a 169. IP Address

Symptom/Sign of Problem
Any network adapter is pulling a 169.254.x.x IP address







Fix Steps:
Step 1: Commands All the following commands need to be run in order from an elevated command prompt. 1. netsh i i r r
2. netsh winsock reset
3. ipconfig /registerdns
4. ipconfig /flushdns
5. ipconfig /release
6. ipconfig /renew

Note: Reboot only after all commands have been run. Do not reboot in between commands.

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