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Fix Temporary Profile in Windows 7 Issue

Background From time to time you may notice that when logging into your Windows 7 machine, the system will throw you up a message stating that you are being logged in with a temporary profile.  Once logged in with this temporary profile you will be greeted by nothing apart from a nice clean desktop with only the Recycling Bin to keep you company. If you try and browse to your documents via the normal methods then you will find nothing. Don't fret!  Your profile and associated files, settings etc should be fine.  To check this is the case take a look within the following location on your machine: C:\Windows\Users\[username] Should you find yourself in this situation simply carry out the following steps and this should resolve your issues. Resolution  Log into your system via local administrator account or with your standard credentials (the temporary profile) Open the Registry Editor by typing " regedit " in the find box within the Windows 7 Start menu...