Guest rickoh Posted September 17, 2007 Posted September 17, 2007 I picked up a second computer and would prefer NOT to re-instal windows xp pro on it as it already has that installed from the old owner. Is there a way of either re-naming or deleting the folder with his name on it in the documents and settings folder? default user, administrator, my name, and his name are listed there. I would like to either rename or delete the folder with his name on it. can this be done?
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 17, 2007 Posted September 17, 2007 Re: documents and settings folder "rickoh" <rickoh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E7B5B3F4-8E85-4720-98B0-A20EC9F049A8@microsoft.com... >I picked up a second computer and would prefer NOT to re-instal windows xp > pro on it as it already has that installed from the old owner. > Is there a way of either re-naming or deleting the folder with his name on > it in the documents and settings folder? > default user, administrator, my name, and his name are listed there. I > would like to either rename or delete the folder with his name on it. > can this be done? Yes, it can be done. [At second thoughts: You probably wanted to ask HOW it can be done: Log on as Administrator, then rename or delete the folder(s).]
Guest rickoh Posted September 17, 2007 Posted September 17, 2007 Re: documents and settings folder (Pegasus) Re: documents and settings folder (Pegasus) thanks for quick reply. I guess I didnt explain it properly. In my documents and settings folder, there is a folder with someone elses name on it. I would like to rename or remove it. It is not listed when I open user accounts . All that is in there is me, (my name) and guest. nothing else. thanks again..
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 17, 2007 Posted September 17, 2007 Re: documents and settings folder (Pegasus) Re: documents and settings folder (Pegasus) "rickoh" <rickoh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2F0000C1-DE5A-40BC-B242-D6A46142B567@microsoft.com... > > > thanks for quick reply. > I guess I didnt explain it properly. > In my documents and settings folder, there is a folder with someone elses > name on it. I would like to rename or remove it. > It is not listed when I open user accounts . All that is in there is me, > (my > name) and guest. nothing else. > thanks again.. "Accounts" and "Profile Folders" are linked to each other but are not the same thing. Someone obviously deleted the offending account but left the Profile Folder behind. As I said before, log on as Administrator, then delete the folder(s) you do not like. Leave in place the folders "Administrator", "All Users", "Default User" and any other folder that look like they relate to the Windows system.
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