In a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory directory service domain environment, you use a migrated user account to log on to a migrated computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows XP. In this case, you may receive the following error message:

Windows cannot find the local profile and is logging you on with a temporary profile. Changes to this profile will be lost when you logoff.

After you log on to the migrated computer, Windows creates a temporary profile for the migrated user account. Additionally, error messages that resemble the following may be logged in the Application log:

Message 1

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Userenv
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1511
Date: Date
Time: Time
User: User_Name
Computer: Computer_Name
Description: Windows cannot find the local profile and is logging you on with a temporary profile. Changes you make to this profile will be lost when you log off.

Message 2

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Userenv
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1512
Date: Date
Time: Time
User: User_Name
Computer: Computer_Name
Description: Windows cannot load the locally stored profile. Possible causes of this error include insufficient security rights or a corrupt local profile. If this problem persists, contact your network administrator.
DETAIL - The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.

Message 3

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Userenv
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1518
Date: Date
Time: Time
User: User_Name
Computer: Computer_Name
Description: Windows was unable to load the registry. This is often caused by insufficient memory or insufficient security rights.
DETAIL - The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.

This issue occurs if the following conditions are true:

• You use a third-party migration tool to perform an intraforest migration of the user account and of the computer. After the migration, the source user account still exists.
• You have included the security identifier (SID) history in the migration.
• You have performed a translation for the cached profile on the migrated computer during the migration.

Note: The translation of the cached profile enables the migrated user account to access the profile of the source user account after migration.

Notes

• This issue also occurs in a Microsoft Windows 2000 Active Directory domain environment.
• This issue occurs if the migrated computer is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows XP.