Can't Delete User

[The Geek]

I am trying to delete a user acount in Windows XP Pro.
Every time I try to delete the profile, the app stautus
turns to Not Responding. What should I do?

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

To work around this, click Start, Run and enter CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2
Highlight the username you wish to remove and click Remove. Then, in
Windows Explorer, you can delete that users My Documents and
Settings\<username> folder. If you're running NTFS as your file system, you
may to Take Ownership of that folder to delete it. See Help and Support and
search for "take ownership"

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421

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"The Geek" > wrote in message
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> I am trying to delete a user acount in Windows XP Pro.
> Every time I try to delete the profile, the app stautus
> turns to Not Responding. What should I do?