create new user; delete previous user

[Jim]

Is this possible? There is currently one user set up on this computer. I
want to delete this user and create a new user. Do I first create a new
user (administrative type) and then delete the old user?
Thought I'd ask before I did it.

Will this new user have access to programs that were installed by the
original user?

Thanks,
Jim

[Thorsten Matzner]

Jim > wrote:

>Is this possible? There is currently one user set up on this computer. I
>want to delete this user and create a new user. Do I first create a new
>user (administrative type) and then delete the old user?
>Thought I'd ask before I did it.
>
>Will this new user have access to programs that were installed by the
>original user?

Create the new account, then copy over the data from the old account
to the new one in the Control Panel > System > Advanced > User
profiles > Settings.
For to do this you must be logged in with an admin account that is not
involved in the copy process, so you may have to create another admin
account for to do that. You can of course delete this account later.
Check the old account for data you want to take over additionally,
then delete it.

--
(tm)

[Thorsten Matzner]

Jim > wrote:

>Is this possible? There is currently one user set up on this computer. I
>want to delete this user and create a new user. Do I first create a new
>user (administrative type) and then delete the old user?
>Thought I'd ask before I did it.
>
>Will this new user have access to programs that were installed by the
>original user?

Create the new account, then copy over the data from the old account
to the new one in the Control Panel > System > Advanced > User
profiles > Settings.
For to do this you must be logged in with an admin account that is not
involved in the copy process, so you may have to create another admin
account for to do that. You can of course delete this account later.
Check the old account for data you want to take over additionally,
then delete it.

--
(tm)

[Unknown]

Create a new one first.
"Jim" > wrote in message ...
> Is this possible? There is currently one user set up on this computer. I
> want to delete this user and create a new user. Do I first create a new
> user (administrative type) and then delete the old user?
> Thought I'd ask before I did it.
>
> Will this new user have access to programs that were installed by the
> original user?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>

[Unknown]

Create a new one first.
"Jim" > wrote in message ...
> Is this possible? There is currently one user set up on this computer. I
> want to delete this user and create a new user. Do I first create a new
> user (administrative type) and then delete the old user?
> Thought I'd ask before I did it.
>
> Will this new user have access to programs that were installed by the
> original user?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>