I somehow lost the registry key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList.
In fact there is only one reg key under CurrentVersion ( WPAEvents ). So that would explain why when I log in as user "ME" the default user profile gets loaded instead of the one for "ME".
Also...
Recently I had been having problems with Vista using too much memory. Specifically such as start5ing IE8 when I had 2.5 gig's. memory free, only to find a short while later having say only 1.7 gig's free. Culled out a lot programs that I either was using or taking full advantage of and that...
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