| Event Id | 1096 |
| Source | Userenv |
| Description | Windows cannot access the registry policy file, %1. (%2). |
| Event Information | Explanation: This error indicates that there is a missing file in a Group Policy Object (GPO). GPOs reside on the domain controllers Sysvol share, and a local GPO also resides on the local computers system drive. The event indicates that the Administrative Templates client side extension was trying to access the registry.pol file. This file might be corrupt. The Event log indicates the location of the corrupted registry.pol file. This error can also occur if the registry configuration is incorrect. Group Policy stores registry-based policy settings in the registry. If these registry keys have access control lists (ACLs) that prevent the system from writing to those values, this failure can occur. User Action: To troubleshoot this problem, try the following: Make sure that the registry.pol file location is accessible. If the registry.pol file is present, it might be corrupt. To determine this, use Group Policy Object Editor to edit the GPO in which the file resides. If the Administrative Templates node under either User Configuration or Computer Configuration displays an error, you can safely assume that the registry.pol file is corrupted. To recover from corruption or a missing registry.pol file, use the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) to restore the GPO from a backup. If the file is missing due to replication errors, the replication issue with DFS/FRS must be addressed; once the replication problems have been resolved, the error condition is resolved as well. The File Replication Service (FRS) Status Viewer tool, Sonar.exe, can be used to diagnose FRS problems. Sonar.exe is a command-line tool that allows administrators to monitor key statistics and status about members of a file replication service (FRS) replica set. Administrators can use Sonar to watch key statistics on a replica set to monitor traffic levels, backlogs, and free space. If an improper registry configuration caused the error |
| Reference Links | More Information Windows Operating System (Userenv) "Windows cannot load your profile because it may be corrupted" error message when you try to log on to Windows XP |
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