too many user accounts

[Guest Millie]

Hi

 

I've just spotted that another user account has appeared in my name in

C:Documents and Settings. I didn't create this new account (I don't think).

The one I created is labelled with just my first name. The second mysterious

one has my first and last name listed. It doesn't appear in User Accounts in

Control Panel.

 

Does anyone know why this might have appeared and is it safe to delete it?

--

Millie

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: too many user accounts

 

 

"Millie" <jackied@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:3FD0BB5D-672E-4F06-98B0-810156E744A7@microsoft.com...

> Hi

>

> I've just spotted that another user account has appeared in my name in

> C:Documents and Settings. I didn't create this new account (I don't

> think).

> The one I created is labelled with just my first name. The second

> mysterious

> one has my first and last name listed. It doesn't appear in User Accounts

> in

> Control Panel.

>

> Does anyone know why this might have appeared and is it safe to delete it?

> --

> Millie

 

This is not a user account - it is a profile folder. It might, in fact, be

your current profile folder, and deleting it might be disastrous. Try

this to find out:

- Click Start / Run / cmd{OK}

- Type this command:

set user{Enter}

What user name do you see? What is your profile name?

[Guest Millie]

Re: too many user accounts

 

Hi Pegasus

 

The name is the one I chose when setting up my account i.e. my first name

only.

--

Millie

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

> "Millie" <jackied@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:3FD0BB5D-672E-4F06-98B0-810156E744A7@microsoft.com...

> > Hi

> >

> > I've just spotted that another user account has appeared in my name in

> > C:Documents and Settings. I didn't create this new account (I don't

> > think).

> > The one I created is labelled with just my first name. The second

> > mysterious

> > one has my first and last name listed. It doesn't appear in User Accounts

> > in

> > Control Panel.

> >

> > Does anyone know why this might have appeared and is it safe to delete it?

> > --

> > Millie

>

> This is not a user account - it is a profile folder. It might, in fact, be

> your current profile folder, and deleting it might be disastrous. Try

> this to find out:

> - Click Start / Run / cmd{OK}

> - Type this command:

> set user{Enter}

> What user name do you see? What is your profile name?

>

>

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: too many user accounts

 

Fine. You can do this to clean the air:

1. Reboot the machine.

2. Log on as Administrator.

3. Make a note of the mystery folder's name. Let's assume

it is MSmith.

4. Rename MSmith to MSmith.bad.

5. Log on as yourself.

6. Wait a week or two.

If all is well, delete MSmith.bad. If something is missing, reverse

Step 4.

 

"Millie" <jackied@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:5305EFDF-F11E-4976-B006-9CCF202272BF@microsoft.com...

> Hi Pegasus

>

> The name is the one I chose when setting up my account i.e. my first name

> only.

> --

> Millie

>

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

>>

>> "Millie" <jackied@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:3FD0BB5D-672E-4F06-98B0-810156E744A7@microsoft.com...

>> > Hi

>> >

>> > I've just spotted that another user account has appeared in my name in

>> > C:Documents and Settings. I didn't create this new account (I don't

>> > think).

>> > The one I created is labelled with just my first name. The second

>> > mysterious

>> > one has my first and last name listed. It doesn't appear in User

>> > Accounts

>> > in

>> > Control Panel.

>> >

>> > Does anyone know why this might have appeared and is it safe to delete

>> > it?

>> > --

>> > Millie

>>

>> This is not a user account - it is a profile folder. It might, in fact,

>> be

>> your current profile folder, and deleting it might be disastrous. Try

>> this to find out:

>> - Click Start / Run / cmd{OK}

>> - Type this command:

>> set user{Enter}

>> What user name do you see? What is your profile name?

>>

>>

>>

[Guest Millie]

Re: too many user accounts

 

Hi

 

Thanks for helping. I'll do as you suggest.

 

 

--

Millie

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> Fine. You can do this to clean the air:

> 1. Reboot the machine.

> 2. Log on as Administrator.

> 3. Make a note of the mystery folder's name. Let's assume

> it is MSmith.

> 4. Rename MSmith to MSmith.bad.

> 5. Log on as yourself.

> 6. Wait a week or two.

> If all is well, delete MSmith.bad. If something is missing, reverse

> Step 4.

>

> "Millie" <jackied@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:5305EFDF-F11E-4976-B006-9CCF202272BF@microsoft.com...

> > Hi Pegasus

> >

> > The name is the one I chose when setting up my account i.e. my first name

> > only.

> > --

> > Millie

> >

> >

> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> >

> >>

> >> "Millie" <jackied@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:3FD0BB5D-672E-4F06-98B0-810156E744A7@microsoft.com...

> >> > Hi

> >> >

> >> > I've just spotted that another user account has appeared in my name in

> >> > C:Documents and Settings. I didn't create this new account (I don't

> >> > think).

> >> > The one I created is labelled with just my first name. The second

> >> > mysterious

> >> > one has my first and last name listed. It doesn't appear in User

> >> > Accounts

> >> > in

> >> > Control Panel.

> >> >

> >> > Does anyone know why this might have appeared and is it safe to delete

> >> > it?

> >> > --

> >> > Millie

> >>

> >> This is not a user account - it is a profile folder. It might, in fact,

> >> be

> >> your current profile folder, and deleting it might be disastrous. Try

> >> this to find out:

> >> - Click Start / Run / cmd{OK}

> >> - Type this command:

> >> set user{Enter}

> >> What user name do you see? What is your profile name?

> >>

> >>

> >>

>

>

>