Trying to look at User Profile settings freezes computer

[Frylock]

I am running WinXP w/ SP2.

Whenever I click the "settings" button under "user profiles" in the "Advanced" tab of "properties" under a right-click on "my computer," the "properties" program freezes up (spinning hourglass) and I end up having to manually end the program.

It says rundll.exe is not responding and I must end it. When it's ending, it says "ending program Run DLL as Executable" or something like that.

This happens on all user accounts.

I do have administrative access.

I have successfully looked under "settings" for "user profiles" before, though it was at least a year ago.

This doesn't seem to be causing any other problems, and I can't even remember what you can do under the "user profiles" stuff. But this definitely shouldn't be happening.

Any help you can offer will be appreciated.

-FrL-

[EzyStvy]

Soultions to problems like can usually be found at:

http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1

[Frylock]

Of course I should have mentioned that I've gone through that site and haven't found anything relevant to my problem.

I did a search for "user profiles," "user profiles settings," user profiles rundll", and "user profiles run dll", and found no relevant articles.

-FrL-

[Frylock]

Okay, sorry, I think the problem is solved.

I deleted temporary internet files, and now the user-profiles settings button works. I don't know why temporary internet files cause so many problems like this.

Anyway, thanks...

-FrL-

[glc]

It's because of the IE integration into Windows. You might want to set IE to delete the temporary internet files automatically on close.

http://www.petri.co.il/delete_tempor...rnet_files.htm

[Frylock]

Okay, so this is wierd. That box (to empty temporary internet files when browser is closed) is *already checked.*

So why the heck did hitting the "delete temporary internet files" button fix my problem w/ the "user profiles settings" button?



Maybe it was just a coincidence... Doubtful though.

On Edit: So I was wrong--the problem is *not* solved. Immediately after that first time I hit the "delete temporary internet files" button, I *was* able to look at the user profiles settings. But it seems that was a fluke--I am now no longer able to do so, whether or not I've hit the "delete temporary internet files" button. And anyway, as I indicated, I've got the browser set to empty temporary internet files when I close the browser in any case.

-FrL-

[glc]

When you manually deleted them, did you check the box to delete offline content too?