Delete 1 USER, how?

[KAM]

My daughter has 2 user accounts. 1 is Administrator and the other is her
Name.
She wants to delete the second one, but she and I looked in the Control
panel under User, and many others and see none that DELETES this second
user. How is it done?

Also, when she starts up she sees the name (2nd one, not administrator)
and she has to click that on to get to the desktop. On my own computer I
do not get that and it gets me to the desktop immediately. What does she
have to do to also by pass this?

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

The account named "Administrator" is usually a hidden account and not meant
for normal usage. It cannot be deleted but once you make one of the user
accounts, such as your daughter's account an administrator account, that's a
type, not a name, the account named "Administrator" should go away shortly
thereafter.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"KAM" > wrote in message
...
> My daughter has 2 user accounts. 1 is Administrator and the other is her
> Name.
> She wants to delete the second one, but she and I looked in the Control
> panel under User, and many others and see none that DELETES this second
> user. How is it done?
>
> Also, when she starts up she sees the name (2nd one, not administrator)
> and she has to click that on to get to the desktop. On my own computer I
> do not get that and it gets me to the desktop immediately. What does she
> have to do to also by pass this?

[tl]

when she logs off only, does she get a choice to switch users? IF she does, switch to the administrator login, go to control panel, double click user accounts, double click on the account she wants to delete under "pick an account to change". this should
bring up another screen that gives you the option to delete it. i hope this helps.

[CWatters]

I think the original poster means she wants to _keep_ the admin account and
delete the one in her daughters name. (The problem is you can't delete the
account you are logged in as and the admin account is hidden).

This page tells you how to log in as the hidden administrator....

http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/admins.htm

Then you can delete the other account in her name and create a new one.

Colin (Not an MVP)


"Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote in
message ...
> The account named "Administrator" is usually a hidden account and not
meant
> for normal usage. It cannot be deleted but once you make one of the user
> accounts, such as your daughter's account an administrator account, that's
a
> type, not a name, the account named "Administrator" should go away shortly
> thereafter.
>
> --
> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> Windows Shell/User
> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
> "KAM" > wrote in message
> ...
> > My daughter has 2 user accounts. 1 is Administrator and the other is her
> > Name.
> > She wants to delete the second one, but she and I looked in the Control
> > panel under User, and many others and see none that DELETES this second
> > user. How is it done?
> >
> > Also, when she starts up she sees the name (2nd one, not administrator)
> > and she has to click that on to get to the desktop. On my own computer I
> > do not get that and it gets me to the desktop immediately. What does she
> > have to do to also by pass this?
>
>

[Karl]

We have been to that screen and I never saw a DELETE.


"tl" > wrote in message
...
> when she logs off only, does she get a choice to switch users? IF she
does, switch to the administrator login, go to control panel, double click
user accounts, double click on the account she wants to delete under "pick
an account to change". this should bring up another screen that gives you
the option to delete it. i hope this helps.

[Unknown]

Highlite the account first.
"Karl" > wrote in message
...
> We have been to that screen and I never saw a DELETE.
>
>
> "tl" > wrote in message
> ...
> > when she logs off only, does she get a choice to switch users? IF she
> does, switch to the administrator login, go to control panel, double click
> user accounts, double click on the account she wants to delete under "pick
> an account to change". this should bring up another screen that gives you
> the option to delete it. i hope this helps.
>
>

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Thanks, Colin, you're probably right. I'll guess we'll find out, when the
OP responds.:-)

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"CWatters" > wrote in message
...
>I think the original poster means she wants to _keep_ the admin account and
> delete the one in her daughters name. (The problem is you can't delete the
> account you are logged in as and the admin account is hidden).
>
> This page tells you how to log in as the hidden administrator....
>
> http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/admins.htm
>
> Then you can delete the other account in her name and create a new one.
>
> Colin (Not an MVP)
>
>
> "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User)" > wrote in
> message ...
>> The account named "Administrator" is usually a hidden account and not
> meant
>> for normal usage. It cannot be deleted but once you make one of the user
>> accounts, such as your daughter's account an administrator account,
>> that's
> a
>> type, not a name, the account named "Administrator" should go away
>> shortly
>> thereafter.
>>
>> --
>> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>> "KAM" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > My daughter has 2 user accounts. 1 is Administrator and the other is
>> > her
>> > Name.
>> > She wants to delete the second one, but she and I looked in the Control
>> > panel under User, and many others and see none that DELETES this second
>> > user. How is it done?
>> >
>> > Also, when she starts up she sees the name (2nd one, not administrator)
>> > and she has to click that on to get to the desktop. On my own computer
>> > I
>> > do not get that and it gets me to the desktop immediately. What does
>> > she
>> > have to do to also by pass this?
>>
>>
>
>