> When I create a new Standard account (eg "Karen"), although it appears to[color=blue]
> create properly (ie creates an icon on the sign on screen), there are no
> entries created in C:\Users; only C:\Users\Ian exists.
> Therefore there is no NTUSER.DAT file for my wife.[/color]

Gee. That's weird. Okay well, that would certainly explain the "User Profile
Failed for logon" error! When a user is created, Windows *should automically
create a User directory for them and install a blank NTUSER.DAT. If the
directory didn't get created then there can be no user profile for that
user.

The new user's home directory get's created based on the template of the
"Default" user; C:\Users\Default. This directory is normally hidden. If you
go to a command prompt and run the command:

C:\Users>dir /a

do you see a Default directory listed, as well as the Ian directory?
[color=blue]
> How do I create a new file (or can I copy and amend the one in my profile?
> If so, what is the best way?)[/color]

It is a pretty complex operation. If Windows cannot create it automatically,
it would be difficult (and error-prone) to craft one by hand. But let's make
sure Default exists, first.
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Andrew McLaren
amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au