I have attempted to create a new user account, but I receive the following error when I try to log on with it:
the user profile service service failed the logon
Before I go any further let me add that I have activated the hidden administrator account and that is the account I am using to create the new standard user account.
Most of the fixes for this issue are due to the fact that manually deleting a user account does not delete the registry key associated with it, and you are required to go to the following section of the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENTVERSION\PROFILELIST
and delete the key associated with the user account you wish to remove.
This fix DOES NOT help, because whenever I attempt to create a new user, Windows does not bother creating a registry key for the new user. The new user account only shows up in the accounts management window. If I right-clickMy Computer and select Properties , then Change Settings , select the Advanced tab, and click Settingsunder USER PROFILES , the new account does not show up here either.
This is a huge problem. I have other people that use this laptop and I don't want them using my login, or the guest account. I shouldn't have to edit the registry just to make a new account =/
Please tell me there is a fix for this that works. Windows 7 wasn't free, and this sort of trouble is very frustrating for premium software.
