more Docs and Settings than users

[Lisa Hetherington]

sorry for cross-posting...........

We have 4 users (Gerry, Traci, Trina (all limited)) and Lisa (Administrator)
But under Docs and Settings I have:

Gerry.YOUR-B79WZ4ROSE.000,
Gerry,
Traci,
Trina,
Lisa,
Owner,
Administrator.YOUR-B79WZ4ROSE,
Administrator,
All Users


How do I go about checking which ones are right and which I can delete??
I need just one "Gerry"
And I want "Lisa", "Owner", and "Administrator" all to be the one same user

....Lisa

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Sounds like you reinstalled at some point. The two users with the added
garbage are likely old profiles that can be deleted. You cannot combine Lisa
and Administrator, they need to remain separate.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Lisa Hetherington" > wrote in message
.. .
> sorry for cross-posting...........
>
> We have 4 users (Gerry, Traci, Trina (all limited)) and Lisa
(Administrator)
> But under Docs and Settings I have:
>
> Gerry.YOUR-B79WZ4ROSE.000,
> Gerry,
> Traci,
> Trina,
> Lisa,
> Owner,
> Administrator.YOUR-B79WZ4ROSE,
> Administrator,
> All Users
>
>
> How do I go about checking which ones are right and which I can delete??
> I need just one "Gerry"
> And I want "Lisa", "Owner", and "Administrator" all to be the one same
user
>
> ...Lisa
>
>

[Lisa Hetherington]

Is there some way I can delete the accounts safely and restore them if
there's a problem??
System Restore?

....Lisa

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> Sounds like you reinstalled at some point. The two users with the added
> garbage are likely old profiles that can be deleted. You cannot combine
Lisa
> and Administrator, they need to remain separate.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Lisa Hetherington" > wrote in message
> .. .
> > sorry for cross-posting...........
> >
> > We have 4 users (Gerry, Traci, Trina (all limited)) and Lisa
> (Administrator)
> > But under Docs and Settings I have:
> >
> > Gerry.YOUR-B79WZ4ROSE.000,
> > Gerry,
> > Traci,
> > Trina,
> > Lisa,
> > Owner,
> > Administrator.YOUR-B79WZ4ROSE,
> > Administrator,
> > All Users
> >
> >
> > How do I go about checking which ones are right and which I can delete??
> > I need just one "Gerry"
> > And I want "Lisa", "Owner", and "Administrator" all to be the one same
> user
> >
> > ...Lisa
> >
> >
>
>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Lisa,

No, you have to be sure. Once deleted, the accounts are not recoverable.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Lisa Hetherington" > wrote in message
.. .
> Is there some way I can delete the accounts safely and restore them if
> there's a problem??
> System Restore?
>
> ...Lisa
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Sounds like you reinstalled at some point. The two users with the added
> > garbage are likely old profiles that can be deleted. You cannot combine
> Lisa
> > and Administrator, they need to remain separate.
> >
> > --
> > Best of Luck,
> >
> > Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> > Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> > Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
> >
> > "Lisa Hetherington" > wrote in message
> > .. .
> > > sorry for cross-posting...........
> > >
> > > We have 4 users (Gerry, Traci, Trina (all limited)) and Lisa
> > (Administrator)
> > > But under Docs and Settings I have:
> > >
> > > Gerry.YOUR-B79WZ4ROSE.000,
> > > Gerry,
> > > Traci,
> > > Trina,
> > > Lisa,
> > > Owner,
> > > Administrator.YOUR-B79WZ4ROSE,
> > > Administrator,
> > > All Users
> > >
> > >
> > > How do I go about checking which ones are right and which I can
delete??
> > > I need just one "Gerry"
> > > And I want "Lisa", "Owner", and "Administrator" all to be the one
same
> > user
> > >
> > > ...Lisa
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Lisa Hetherington]

Rick,

Thanks for helping me out.

So how can I be sure?

Since there's a "Gerry" and a "Gerry6543625843694" could I log in as Gerry
from the Welcome screen, make a change or 2 in his Favorites, say, and then
go and see which D&S files reflect the change?? Then safely delete the
other one?

The Administrator and Administrator239876437`19864, how could I check those?

The Owner D&S files reflect my up to date files when I log in to the Lisa
user account. I'm thinking I couldn't get rid of the Lisa D&S files, though
or I wouldn't have "Lisa" to log in to from the Welcome screen??

I hope you understand what I'm typing!! Do I sort of have a handle on
this??

....Lisa

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Lisa,
>
> No, you have to be sure. Once deleted, the accounts are not recoverable.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Lisa Hetherington" > wrote in message
> .. .
> > Is there some way I can delete the accounts safely and restore them if
> > there's a problem??
> > System Restore?
> >
> > ...Lisa
> >
> > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Sounds like you reinstalled at some point. The two users with the
added
> > > garbage are likely old profiles that can be deleted. You cannot
combine
> > Lisa
> > > and Administrator, they need to remain separate.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Best of Luck,
> > >
> > > Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> > > Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> > > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> > > Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> > > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > > Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
> > >
> > > "Lisa Hetherington" > wrote in message
> > > .. .
> > > > sorry for cross-posting...........
> > > >
> > > > We have 4 users (Gerry, Traci, Trina (all limited)) and Lisa
> > > (Administrator)
> > > > But under Docs and Settings I have:
> > > >
> > > > Gerry.YOUR-B79WZ4ROSE.000,
> > > > Gerry,
> > > > Traci,
> > > > Trina,
> > > > Lisa,
> > > > Owner,
> > > > Administrator.YOUR-B79WZ4ROSE,
> > > > Administrator,
> > > > All Users
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > How do I go about checking which ones are right and which I can
> delete??
> > > > I need just one "Gerry"
> > > > And I want "Lisa", "Owner", and "Administrator" all to be the one
> same
> > > user
> > > >
> > > > ...Lisa
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Lisa,

An easier way to test if permissions are setup normally: Log in as Gerry.
Click on the user folder under Doc & Settings, you should get "access
denied" when you try to access the one you are not logged in as. Your method
should work as well however.

As you reinstalled at some point, I suspect you will find the ones with the
odd extensions are the "real" ones. The others are leftovers from the
original install. Same thing with the Lisa and Owner folders, as it looks
like you have already deciphered which is which there.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Lisa Hetherington" > wrote in message
. ..
> Rick,
>
> Thanks for helping me out.
>
> So how can I be sure?
>
> Since there's a "Gerry" and a "Gerry6543625843694" could I log in as Gerry
> from the Welcome screen, make a change or 2 in his Favorites, say, and
then
> go and see which D&S files reflect the change?? Then safely delete the
> other one?
>
> The Administrator and Administrator239876437`19864, how could I check
those?
>
> The Owner D&S files reflect my up to date files when I log in to the Lisa
> user account. I'm thinking I couldn't get rid of the Lisa D&S files,
though
> or I wouldn't have "Lisa" to log in to from the Welcome screen??
>
> I hope you understand what I'm typing!! Do I sort of have a handle on
> this??
>
> ...Lisa
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi Lisa,
> >
> > No, you have to be sure. Once deleted, the accounts are not recoverable.
> >
> > --
> > Best of Luck,
> >
> > Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> > Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> > Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
> >
> > "Lisa Hetherington" > wrote in message
> > .. .
> > > Is there some way I can delete the accounts safely and restore them if
> > > there's a problem??
> > > System Restore?
> > >
> > > ...Lisa
> > >
> > > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Sounds like you reinstalled at some point. The two users with the
> added
> > > > garbage are likely old profiles that can be deleted. You cannot
> combine
> > > Lisa
> > > > and Administrator, they need to remain separate.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Best of Luck,
> > > >
> > > > Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> > > > Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> > > > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> > > > Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> > > > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > > > Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
> > > >
> > > > "Lisa Hetherington" > wrote in message
> > > > .. .
> > > > > sorry for cross-posting...........
> > > > >
> > > > > We have 4 users (Gerry, Traci, Trina (all limited)) and Lisa
> > > > (Administrator)
> > > > > But under Docs and Settings I have:
> > > > >
> > > > > Gerry.YOUR-B79WZ4ROSE.000,
> > > > > Gerry,
> > > > > Traci,
> > > > > Trina,
> > > > > Lisa,
> > > > > Owner,
> > > > > Administrator.YOUR-B79WZ4ROSE,
> > > > > Administrator,
> > > > > All Users
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > How do I go about checking which ones are right and which I can
> > delete??
> > > > > I need just one "Gerry"
> > > > > And I want "Lisa", "Owner", and "Administrator" all to be the one
> > same
> > > > user
> > > > >
> > > > > ...Lisa
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Lisa Hetherington]

Since my Owner files are good, can I delete the Lisa D&S folders?? Then
rename the Owner folder to Lisa??

....Lisa

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Lisa,
>
> An easier way to test if permissions are setup normally: Log in as Gerry.
> Click on the user folder under Doc & Settings, you should get "access
> denied" when you try to access the one you are not logged in as. Your
method
> should work as well however.
>
> As you reinstalled at some point, I suspect you will find the ones with
the
> odd extensions are the "real" ones. The others are leftovers from the
> original install. Same thing with the Lisa and Owner folders, as it looks
> like you have already deciphered which is which there.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Lisa Hetherington" > wrote in message
> . ..
> > Rick,
> >
> > Thanks for helping me out.
> >
> > So how can I be sure?
> >
> > Since there's a "Gerry" and a "Gerry6543625843694" could I log in as
Gerry
> > from the Welcome screen, make a change or 2 in his Favorites, say, and
> then
> > go and see which D&S files reflect the change?? Then safely delete the
> > other one?
> >
> > The Administrator and Administrator239876437`19864, how could I check
> those?
> >
> > The Owner D&S files reflect my up to date files when I log in to the
Lisa
> > user account. I'm thinking I couldn't get rid of the Lisa D&S files,
> though
> > or I wouldn't have "Lisa" to log in to from the Welcome screen??
> >
> > I hope you understand what I'm typing!! Do I sort of have a handle on
> > this??
> >
> > ...Lisa
> >
> > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Hi Lisa,
> > >
> > > No, you have to be sure. Once deleted, the accounts are not
recoverable.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Best of Luck,
> > >
> > > Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> > > Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> > > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> > > Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> > > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > > Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
> > >
> > > "Lisa Hetherington" > wrote in message
> > > .. .
> > > > Is there some way I can delete the accounts safely and restore them
if
> > > > there's a problem??
> > > > System Restore?
> > > >
> > > > ...Lisa
> > > >
> > > > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
> > > > ...
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > Sounds like you reinstalled at some point. The two users with the
> > added
> > > > > garbage are likely old profiles that can be deleted. You cannot
> > combine
> > > > Lisa
> > > > > and Administrator, they need to remain separate.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Best of Luck,
> > > > >
> > > > > Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> > > > > Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> > > > > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> > > > > Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> > > > > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > > > > Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
> > > > >
> > > > > "Lisa Hetherington" > wrote in message
> > > > > .. .
> > > > > > sorry for cross-posting...........
> > > > > >
> > > > > > We have 4 users (Gerry, Traci, Trina (all limited)) and Lisa
> > > > > (Administrator)
> > > > > > But under Docs and Settings I have:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Gerry.YOUR-B79WZ4ROSE.000,
> > > > > > Gerry,
> > > > > > Traci,
> > > > > > Trina,
> > > > > > Lisa,
> > > > > > Owner,
> > > > > > Administrator.YOUR-B79WZ4ROSE,
> > > > > > Administrator,
> > > > > > All Users
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > How do I go about checking which ones are right and which I can
> > > delete??
> > > > > > I need just one "Gerry"
> > > > > > And I want "Lisa", "Owner", and "Administrator" all to be the
one
> > > same
> > > > > user
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ...Lisa
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Lisa,

Copy and delete - yes. Rename, probably not.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Lisa Hetherington" > wrote in message
. ..
> Since my Owner files are good, can I delete the Lisa D&S folders?? Then
> rename the Owner folder to Lisa??
>
> ...Lisa
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi Lisa,
> >
> > An easier way to test if permissions are setup normally: Log in as
Gerry.
> > Click on the user folder under Doc & Settings, you should get "access
> > denied" when you try to access the one you are not logged in as. Your
> method
> > should work as well however.
> >
> > As you reinstalled at some point, I suspect you will find the ones with
> the
> > odd extensions are the "real" ones. The others are leftovers from the
> > original install. Same thing with the Lisa and Owner folders, as it
looks
> > like you have already deciphered which is which there.
> >
> > --
> > Best of Luck,
> >
> > Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> > Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> > Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
> >
> > "Lisa Hetherington" > wrote in message
> > . ..
> > > Rick,
> > >
> > > Thanks for helping me out.
> > >
> > > So how can I be sure?
> > >
> > > Since there's a "Gerry" and a "Gerry6543625843694" could I log in as
> Gerry
> > > from the Welcome screen, make a change or 2 in his Favorites, say, and
> > then
> > > go and see which D&S files reflect the change?? Then safely delete
the
> > > other one?
> > >
> > > The Administrator and Administrator239876437`19864, how could I check
> > those?
> > >
> > > The Owner D&S files reflect my up to date files when I log in to the
> Lisa
> > > user account. I'm thinking I couldn't get rid of the Lisa D&S files,
> > though
> > > or I wouldn't have "Lisa" to log in to from the Welcome screen??
> > >
> > > I hope you understand what I'm typing!! Do I sort of have a handle on
> > > this??
> > >
> > > ...Lisa
> > >
> > > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > Hi Lisa,
> > > >
> > > > No, you have to be sure. Once deleted, the accounts are not
> recoverable.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Best of Luck,
> > > >
> > > > Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> > > > Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> > > > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> > > > Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> > > > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > > > Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
> > > >
> > > > "Lisa Hetherington" > wrote in message
> > > > .. .
> > > > > Is there some way I can delete the accounts safely and restore
them
> if
> > > > > there's a problem??
> > > > > System Restore?
> > > > >
> > > > > ...Lisa
> > > > >
> > > > > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
> > > > > ...
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Sounds like you reinstalled at some point. The two users with
the
> > > added
> > > > > > garbage are likely old profiles that can be deleted. You cannot
> > > combine
> > > > > Lisa
> > > > > > and Administrator, they need to remain separate.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Best of Luck,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> > > > > > Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
> > > > > > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> > > > > > Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> > > > > > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > > > > > Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Lisa Hetherington" > wrote in message
> > > > > > .. .
> > > > > > > sorry for cross-posting...........
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > We have 4 users (Gerry, Traci, Trina (all limited)) and Lisa
> > > > > > (Administrator)
> > > > > > > But under Docs and Settings I have:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Gerry.YOUR-B79WZ4ROSE.000,
> > > > > > > Gerry,
> > > > > > > Traci,
> > > > > > > Trina,
> > > > > > > Lisa,
> > > > > > > Owner,
> > > > > > > Administrator.YOUR-B79WZ4ROSE,
> > > > > > > Administrator,
> > > > > > > All Users
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > How do I go about checking which ones are right and which I
can
> > > > delete??
> > > > > > > I need just one "Gerry"
> > > > > > > And I want "Lisa", "Owner", and "Administrator" all to be the
> one
> > > > same
> > > > > > user
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ...Lisa
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>