Recreating a corrupt Windows 7 profile isn’t as simple as some may think.  There are a few simple steps you need to take to do so.

1. Restart your PC to release the locks on your profiles.
2. Log on with another administrative account.
3. Rename or Delete the user’s profile folder (C:\Users\%username%\)
4. Delete any Temp Profiles that may have been created during your first attempt at recreating the profile. (C:\Users\TEMP\). 
5. Delete or Rename the registry key matching your SID from
   “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList”. Check the value “ProfileImagePath” to make sure you pick your own profile.  I like to add a ‘.bak’ to the key in the registry.
   
6. Restart and now log in with the account you were trying to recreate.