Windows 7: Preparing your desktop… Woe

Update (Oct 12, 2009): This seems to be a problem that occurs when Symantec Endpoint Protection is installed.

I’m beta testing Windows 7 RC, and it’s shaping to be a very nice operating system. I just hope this “Preparing your desktop…” problem will not trickle down to the final version. It seems related to the “Your User Profile Was Not Loaded Correctly!” problem I had with Windows Vista. Whenever this happens, I get a blank desktop and the theme is set to Windows Classic (non-Aero). It is obviously still related to User Profiles.

$Location is not available: C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\Desktop refers to a location that is unavailable. It could be on a hard drive on this computer, or a netwrok. Check to make sure that the disk is properly inserted, or that you are connected to the Internet or your network, and then try again. If it still cannot be located, the information might have been moved to a different location.$ C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\Desktop refers to a location that is unavailable.

Tags: Beta, Errors, Issues, Microsoft, Release Candidate, Screenshots, Windows 7

Posted by Carlo Mendoza at 12:31 AM
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Avatare
May 8, 2009 5:07 AM

Haha! I hope microsoft see this post. :))

Mike
May 11, 2009 12:44 PM

I should test Win 7 RC too, thanks for sharing your experience.

Paulo Pires
May 14, 2009 1:35 AM

Excellent! Thanks.

Jeet
Jun 12, 2009 10:43 AM

Windows 7 has another hurdle in front of it. Did you read about lack of internet explorer in Windows 7 shipped in Europe? These guys will ensure Firefox (or now Chrome) will become the most popular browser soon.

Simon Wilby
Jun 14, 2009 8:58 PM

I hope this problem can be resolve immediately.

Adam Alfia
Jun 23, 2009 11:58 AM

I haven't experienced this problem in Vista, although I've yet to try Windows 7. Seems strange that the problem would resurface after being resolved in Vista SP1, especially since 7 takes all the good and none of the bad from Vista.