1
1
I was needing to have my Users folder on my Hard Dive instead of my SSD where my Operating System is. However, after following the answer provided by @2mc56 on a Microsoft Community question, I was unable to log into my account in the Windows startup screen, having an error message saying "The User Profile Service service failed the sign-in; User profile cannot be loaded".
I used the following steps to "attempt" to create the symbolic link for c:\Users to h:\Users:
- I created a folder in the C-drive "this_is_c" and another in the H-drive "this_is_h"
- I went to the command prompt located under the repair section of the Windows Installation Disk
- Started with entering "A:", I typed in each drive letter and then the command "dir" until I found the two folders that were created in step 1
- Once found, I then should have typed "xcopy /e /k /o /h /b f:\Users d:\Users" (My C-drive was F, my H-drive was D)
- I then should have typed in "rd /s f:\Users"
- Following I should have typed "mlink /d f:\Users d:\Users"
- Lastly I typed "exit", rebooted, and I am now where I am now stuck.
I did type in a couple extra commands, recently, listing out the directories, these follow:
Directory of d:\
03/17/2014 03:37 PM <DIR> this_is_h
03/17/2014 04:55 PM <DIR> Users
0 File(s) 0 bytes
2 Dir(s) 997,945,907,008 bytes free
Directory of D:\Users
03/1702014 04:55 PM <DIR> .
03/1702014 04:55 PM <DIR> ..
08/22/2013 06:45 AM <SYMLINKD> All Users [C:\ProgramData]
08/22/2013 06:45 AM <DIR> Default User
08/22/2013 06:45 AM <DIR> Jesse
08/22/2013 06:45 AM <DIR> Public
0 File(s) 0 bytes
6 Dir(s) 997,956,907,008 bytes free
Directory of f:\
03/14/2014 10:06 PM <DIR> .jagex_cache_32
03/15/2014 12:18 AM <DIR> Intel
03/15/2014 12:04 AM <DIR> MSI
03/15/2014 12:49 AM <DIR> NVIDIA
08/22/2013 07:22 AM <DIR> PerfLogs
03/15/2014 02:46 AM <DIR> Program Files
03/14/2014 08:14 PM <DIR> Program Files (x86)
03/17/2014 03:37 PM <DIR> this_is_c
03/17/2014 04:56 PM <SYMLINKD> Users [d:\Users]
03/15/2014 02:09 AM <DIR> Windows
03/14/2014 08:41 PM <DIR> Windows.old
0 File(s) 0 bytes
11 Dir(s) 81,118,056,448 bytes free
So to say, I am now stuck and in need of assistance to have this done properly so that I can use my Windows again. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated! Thank you.
Edit: I have one thought as to what may be wrong. Out of curiosity, I looked into the C:\, and there was no folder named ProgramData, only recovery.txt.
Jesse Aaron Bellas
Posted 2014-03-18T00:32:00.010
Reputation: 33
Can you log into the Administrator account? – Ramhound – 2014-03-18T00:44:50.177
You might have to use a restoration point ProgramData is required for Windows to function properly – Ramhound – 2014-03-18T00:52:31.577
I can not log into my account which is the administrator if that is what you mean. I didn't delete ProgramData that I am aware of, so I don't know if it moved too. – Jesse Aaron Bellas – 2014-03-18T01:29:22.793
Administrator is a default account that exist by default but has to be enabled, you need to locate the folder, figure out what happen to it – Ramhound – 2014-03-18T01:39:55.020
Administrator account doesn't work for some reason. I'd be open to a fresh installation of Windows 8.1 if I knew how to replace the already existing one one my SSD. Goodbye write cycles. – Jesse Aaron Bellas – 2014-03-18T20:29:33.320
You last comment does not make a great of sense – Ramhound – 2014-03-18T20:35:07.590
I'm just going to start over fresh. According to Microsoft, there is no going back. – Jesse Aaron Bellas – 2014-03-19T00:44:11.123