Hello, I have a 2008 R2 server that is exhibiting some strange issues. First off for another user and myself, when we right click on the desktop and go down to New, all we see there is (Empty). Another weird thing is that the recycle bin appears empty but always displays the option to empty the recycle bin. One more strange thing is that I cannot lock the task bar. The option never gets checked off. A few coworkers can however do all of these things with no issues. I have tried deleting a problem user's local profile and had them log back in to find the strange behavior. I have run sfc /scannow and restarted to see the same issue remains. Has anyone out there run across a fix for this? Thanks for your time and input!

Also, I am getting event ID 1542 in the event logs stating: Windows cannot load classes registry file. DETAIL - The system cannot find the file specified.

The default user profile may be corrupt. You might try the customize process to overwrite it. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973289 Regards, Dave Patrick .... Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows]

Thanks for your reply Dave. That really seems like a mess to sysprep a production server! I'll try it and let you know the result.

Its largely a guess based on what you've told us. You may want to start a support case with Microsoft product support to confirm. Regards, Dave Patrick .... Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows]

Sorry for the delay but I just wanted to stop in and say thank you. This resolved the issue!

Good to hear. Thanks for letting us know. Regards, Dave Patrick .... Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows]