XP Home creates Default user......

[yellowvw99]

I've had this problem 3 or 4 times in the past few months. When I start XP Home, everything looks fine, until I log in under my user name(which there is only one...ME). After putting in my password it takes 2-3 minutes to start XP. Once it finally stops processing, I lose all my screen icons, Themes,and wallpaper. When I try to start a program (lets say Kazza) it will act like this is the first time using it, and wanting to set me up a new user. This happens on most of my programs. When I look in the users directory, I see my name, but now there is a DEFAULT folder. XP will not let me delete it. I have used restore to fix this twice, and I'm tired of doing this. Can anyone shed some light on this problem? Or is this a common issue? I like XP alot, but this really pi$$es me off.

Thanks
BUG99

 

[Un4gIvEn1]

DEFAULT is the profile that Windows uses to create any new accounts. You can not delete it.

Login as administrator. Delete your profile. Recreate the user. See if this helps.

 

[Jahya]

If you are constantly losing all of your settings then it is most likely a profile issue not saving on shutdown/logoff. If it was saving all your settings and then suddenly stopped, I would first scan for virii. If a thorough scan does not find any virii (I would recommend using at least 2 scanners just to make sure) then as stated above, best to create a new profile as your current profile has most likely been corrupted. Not sure if system restore can/will fix this, but it may be worth a try if you have a restore point prior to the problem. If all else fails, there's always format/reinstall.

 

[muzikool]

I agree with Jahya in that your profile is probably corrupt. I've seen this happen before and it was fixed by deleting that profile and creating a new one. It's kind of a hassle, but it should alleviate your problem.