Guest petec Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 I have Windows XP with 4 users, I want to delete one of the user accounts but when I open "User Account" up in Control panel it is empty. Any ideas?
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 Re: User Account "petec" <petec@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BF441628-4EE2-4961-99EA-A6CF1F1F32B7@microsoft.com... >I have Windows XP with 4 users, I want to delete one of the user accounts >but > when I open "User Account" up in Control panel it is empty. > > Any ideas? Try this: - Log on as an administrator. - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK} - Type this command: net user "NameOfAccount" /delete{Enter} - To see the remaining accounts, type this: net user {Enter}
Guest petec Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 Re: User Account Thanks for that, did not work though. I tried a few permutations. Its as if the users have been hidden in the accounts. "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > "petec" <petec@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:BF441628-4EE2-4961-99EA-A6CF1F1F32B7@microsoft.com... > >I have Windows XP with 4 users, I want to delete one of the user accounts > >but > > when I open "User Account" up in Control panel it is empty. > > > > Any ideas? > > Try this: > - Log on as an administrator. > - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK} > - Type this command: > net user "NameOfAccount" /delete{Enter} > - To see the remaining accounts, type this: > net user {Enter} > > >
Guest petec Posted September 1, 2008 Posted September 1, 2008 Re: User Account just tried again by putting gaps in the correct place and it worked. Thanks very much. "petec" wrote: > Thanks for that, did not work though. I tried a few permutations. > Its as if the users have been hidden in the accounts. > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > > > > "petec" <petec@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:BF441628-4EE2-4961-99EA-A6CF1F1F32B7@microsoft.com... > > >I have Windows XP with 4 users, I want to delete one of the user accounts > > >but > > > when I open "User Account" up in Control panel it is empty. > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Try this: > > - Log on as an administrator. > > - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK} > > - Type this command: > > net user "NameOfAccount" /delete{Enter} > > - To see the remaining accounts, type this: > > net user {Enter} > > > > > >
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