User Profile Error - Logged on with a Temporary Profile
If the problem is limited to your current account then the following process would be far simpler than reloading Windows:
- Reboot the machine into Safe Mode.
- Log on as Administrator.
- Delete the profile by using the Computer Properties dialog box. To do this, follow these steps:
- Click Start, right-click Computer, and then click Properties.
- Click Change settings.
- In the System Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
- Under User Profiles, click Settings.
- In the User Profiles dialog box, select the profile that you want to delete, click Delete, and then click OK.
- Click Start
, type regedit in the Start search box, and then press ENTER.
- Locate and then expand the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
- Right-click the SID that you want to remove, and then click Delete.
- Log on to the computer and create a new profile.
Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947215