Just booted up the system and got the following: The user profile service failed the log on-User profile cannot be loaded.Tried both fingerprint and password with no luck. If I put the wrong password in it tells me the password is incorrect but I get the above when I put the correct password in.Did not create image for restore so I cant use that option. Restoring to last known good config did not work. Startup repair reports no problems.Re-install or not?Dan

Here are two Vista solutions you may want to check out, here http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/130095-user-profile-service-failed-logon-user-profile-cannot-loaded.html and here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947242

Is this first run on W7 after install, or you have used it a while before to get this error?Is this pc connected to domain or it is just home pc?Did you deleted folders inside users folder last time when windows was ok?

Been running W7 for about 2 weeks with multiple uses. Dual boot with XP. I switch back and forth periodically to check mail with outlook on XP. I am using on a couple of home networks, 1 wired and one wireless. Just before I rebooted to failure I ran disk cleanup, I left the cleanup choices as they were when the screen came up to choose locations to clean-up. Cleanup ran fine. No files deleted inside users folder.I will check out the Vista solutions and post the results. Thanks

Method 1 of this one worked. http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/130095-user-profile-service-failed-logon-user-profile-cannot-loaded.htmlLogged in safe mode and had no problems making the registry changes. Had 2 entries, 1 .bak and one blank. Had to change the state value to zero but the Refcount was already zero.Thanks BurrWalnutAnyone know if Microsoft wants a copy of my event log to see the possible cause of the problem?ThanksDan

Just did it again. Solution worked this time also. Tried to open a jpg and after about 10 minutes it still had not opened up and ctrl+alt+del did not even respond. Did a very ungracefull shut-down via the power button for 5 sec and on restart got the user profile service failed the log on-User profile cannot be loaded.Not as critical now that I know the solution, but it sure would help if we were given a easy way to report bugs and send event logs for the debuggers.

The unable to login profile problem has happened a couple times in a week. Work around is indeed recover to previous state (most recent almost never works, had to go back couple.)Anyways here's the event viewer:Log Name: ApplicationSource: Microsoft-Windows-User Profiles ServiceDate: 5/10/2009 11:07:32 PMEvent ID: 1500Task Category: NoneLevel: ErrorKeywords: User: charles-home\CharlesComputer: charles-homeDescription:Windows cannot log you on because your profile cannot be loaded. Check that you are connected to the network, and that your network is functioning correctly. DETAIL - Access is denied. Event Xml:<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"> <System> <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-User Profiles Service" Guid="{89B1E9F0-5AFF-44A6-9B44-0A07A7CE5845}" /> <EventID>1500</EventID> <Version>0</Version> <Level>2</Level> <Task>0</Task> <Opcode>0</Opcode> <Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-05-11T06:07:32.107600000Z" /> <EventRecordID>4273</EventRecordID> <Correlation ActivityID="{00000000-7B28-0000-2295-77B4FED1C901}" /> <Execution ProcessID="944" ThreadID="2180" /> <Channel>Application</Channel> <Computer>charles-home</Computer> <Security UserID="S-1-5-21-1555277497-416855048-734456764-1000" /> </System> <EventData> <Data Name="Error">Access is denied.</Data> </EventData></Event>I also have this error:Log Name: ApplicationSource: Microsoft-Windows-WMIDate: 5/15/2009 11:42:07 PMEvent ID: 10Task Category: NoneLevel: ErrorKeywords: ClassicUser: N/AComputer: charles-homeDescription:Event filter with query "SELECT * FROM __InstanceModificationEvent WITHIN 60 WHERE TargetInstance ISA "Win32_Processor" AND TargetInstance.LoadPercentage > 99" could not be reactivated in namespace "//./root/CIMV2" because of error 0x80041003. Events cannot be delivered through this filter until the problem is corrected.Event Xml:<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"> <System> <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-WMI" Guid="{1edeee53-0afe-4609-b846-d8c0b2075b1f}" EventSourceName="WinMgmt" /> <EventID Qualifiers="49152">10</EventID> <Version>0</Version> <Level>2</Level> <Task>0</Task> <Opcode>0</Opcode> <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-05-16T06:42:07.000000000Z" /> <EventRecordID>5000</EventRecordID> <Correlation /> <Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" /> <Channel>Application</Channel> <Computer>charles-home</Computer> <Security /> </System> <EventData> <Data>//./root/CIMV2</Data> <Data>SELECT * FROM __InstanceModificationEvent WITHIN 60 WHERE TargetInstance ISA "Win32_Processor" AND TargetInstance.LoadPercentage &gt; 99</Data> <Data>0x80041003</Data> </EventData></Event>

This same thing has happened to me. I am not very computer literate. Please help me get my computer back. Thank you.

The solution that worked for me: On boot up, press F8. Start in safe mode. Go to control panel and then select recovery. Selected a restore point several days prior to error message (for me this happened to be an automatic restore point performed by the computer). Let it do its thing and then bam, I was able to log in.

Hi, I have the same problem, but I have no restore points available. I haven't had the system for long but seem to remember setting one during inital setup. Any other ideas? It seems odd to me that whiile in safe mode there is no problem accessing and using my user profile. Help please!

Hi.. This was my work around.. Have a windows 7 Home premium OS.. At the start while booting press F8 or F11 (whichever works for u) and went into Safe Mode... Navigated to control panel n deleted the existing user profile which was causin the error and created a new profile.. (remember to back up all documents and files under that user profile before deleting it..) Now tried loggin in again in the newly created profile and it worked fine..!!! Hope this works for u also.. !! Thanks .. Njoy

We also are having this problem(and we have windows 7 as well). Now our problem is we can't even get to windows 7 safe mode. Neither F8 Nor F11 are working to get us to safe mode.

i had this problem 10 mins ago and i fixed it!!!!!!! all i did was tincker about with it....wen u start windows 7 up press esc key, that shud take u to a bunch of options and then all i did was chose microsoft system restore, choose a restore point then it was restoring. But then it said system restore failed so i pressed cancel and it took me back to the loggin screen, i then entered my password and then everything came up!! :D....and it said system restore successful :)....all i did was use logic and tinckered about with it for 5 mins lolol....hope this helps all of u

Thanks! Worked for me as well.

You Guys are worth a million bucks. Did the F8 and restore. This happen to my dell laptop after I updated the video driver. Again many thanks to all!!!!