user profile service error

[quilter46]

I have a Dell Inspiron 531 andam running Windows Vista. The program is not allowing me to log on to the machine; I get the following error message: 'The User Profile Service service failed the logon' (Yes, service is twice in a row). Two other people use this computer and are able to log on with no problem. I cannot get to any of my files, of course and am the main signon (or what ever the owner is called) Any thoughts? I would appreciate any help I can get.

[jaqu]

If other people can logon sucessfully, I would look at your profile being the problem.
Personally, I would just create a new profile and copy over the important stuff (like my music and my pictures). But you can recreate your profile if you want the same username.

Log on as administrator and locate your files. c:\documents and settings\"username"\my documents. (P.S. this is for Win XP, but im sure its almost the same in Vista.) Then just copy it to the c drive for now, then create a new profile under control panel, user accounts. Then copy your stuff back.

Like i said, I cannot remember where the files are in Vista, but it should be very easy to locate.

Hope it helps..