If you rename the local c:\users\user.name profile folder to e.g. "c:\users\user.name_old". The next time the user logs on, he will not get a new profile created, but rather C:\Users\TEMP as the profile name. How come this happens? We always did this "trick" on XP when we would like to back up a users profile to give him a new profile to check if the problem fixed itself by giving the user a new profile. If not, then we could just ask the user to log off, and rename the _old profile back to the original folder. And how can I remove a user from using C:\Users\Temp ? I'm not sure if this happens at Vista too.

Access computer managment from control panel\administrative tools\local users and groups.Create a new user. Disable the problem user. Log off and on selecting the new user and make the obsaervation as toif the new user functions properly.

Uh what? we are running an active directory here with hundreds of users. I cannot just disable an old user in AD.

Why not?If you can find a user's profile folder out hundreds of folders then why can't you find a user name in local users and groups?You lied becouse active directory is designed for controling accounts.

Midnight. please refrain from posting in this thread.

I would like to know the trick too ! i only know how to regen a new profile as below. rename c:\users\user.name" "c:\users\user.name_old" look into the following key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ ProfileList and find the user's corresponding SID subkey, delete it and then login the user, it will create a new user profile for the user.

The best way to do this in Windows 7 is to rename the profile registry keys rather than the profile folders. There is no need to rename or delete anything else. A good walkthrough is at http://techmemos.com/setup-tutorials/rebuild-a-windows-7-user-profile