User profile may be corrupt after update

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Has anyone seen this issue, maybe a week after “Patch Day”

Sypmtom:
End User powers on Laptop. Gets a Blue Background and a error: Windows could not load Profile… Profile may be corrupt…
A new temporary Windows Profile is then created and the User needs to add Printers and re-Configure outlook. Also Desktop content is missing.

Solution 1: They reboot 1x or 2x and are able to get their profile back

Solution 2: I go into the registry: Local MachineSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsNTCurrentVersionProfileList
I see there are TWO identical profiles, one having a .TEMP
So I rename the regular one as something like .NEW
Rename the other one by removing .TEMP
Have the User reboot and they have there old Profile restored (in some cases its all returned except they still have re-create their Outlook profile)

My theory is that it may be linked to a recent patch.
Also since I work for a large CORP, they are still on SP2, but we are testing SP3 at the moment.

Any clues???

Thanks

Paul

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Going with the assumption that all CORP PC’s/laptops are either set for autoupdate or update via push, an update requiring a reboot with the reboot postponed. In SP2, there were some updates that were performed with elevated privileges that required reboot into an admin account in order to update.

Another pecularity (in the case of a laptop) is reboot into identical parameters; domain, docked, dual monitors, whatever.

Always create a fresh drive image before making system changes/Windows updates; you may need to start over!

We all have our own reasons for doing the things that we do with our systems; we don't need anyone's approval, and we don't all have to do the same things.

We were all once "Average Users".

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