Deleting unwanted user accounts

I can't delete an old account. The "supposed" way just doesn't work any way I
try it. I don't have a users group in the Computer Management panen=l.

Any other ways ?

I am an administrator.

mt13579 wrote:

I can't delete an old account. The "supposed" way just doesn't work any
way I try it. I don't have a users group in the Computer Management
panen=l.

Any other ways ?

I am an administrator.

This doesn't quite make sense. Crystal Ball(tm) sez: you are saying that you
see files from an old user account under %systemdrive%\Documents and
Settings\old user account name and that you don't see that user account
listed in either the Control Panel User Accounts applet or in
Administrative Tools\Computer Management\Users and Groups. Yes?

If the above guess is correct and the user account is not a system account
(i.e., it is one that you or someone else made), then simply delete the
files for that account under Documents and Settings.

If my Crystal Ball(tm) was cloudy, please post back with clarification.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

"mt13579" wrote:

I can't delete an old account. The "supposed" way just doesn't work any way I
try it. I don't have a users group in the Computer Management panen=l.

Any other ways ?

I am an administrator.

Try to do the procedure in Safe Mode!
How to Identify a Damaged User Profile and Create a New Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151
HTH,
nass
--
http://www.nasstec.co.uk

"Malke" wrote:

mt13579 wrote:

I can't delete an old account. The "supposed" way just doesn't work any
way I try it. I don't have a users group in the Computer Management
panen=l.

Any other ways ?

I am an administrator.

This doesn't quite make sense. Crystal Ball(tm) sez: you are saying that you
see files from an old user account under %systemdrive%\Documents and
Settings\old user account name and that you don't see that user account
listed in either the Control Panel User Accounts applet or in
Administrative Tools\Computer Management\Users and Groups. Yes?

If the above guess is correct and the user account is not a system account
(i.e., it is one that you or someone else made), then simply delete the
files for that account under Documents and Settings.

If my Crystal Ball(tm) was cloudy, please post back with clarification.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

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I see the account in %systemdrive%\Documents and
Settings\old user account name and listed in the Control Panel User Accounts applet. I don't see it listed in Administrative Tools\Computer Management\Users and Groups.

So the following happens: I sign on as my son who was an Administer, go to
the Control Panel, then User Accounts and try and delete his wife's account
(who was also an Administrator, but I have changed to be a Limited User.) I
get the panel that asks me if 1) I want to delete the account but keep the
files, or 2) Delete the whole account. If I choose either 1) or 2) the system
just locks up and I have to kill it with the Alt+Ctrl+Del keys. This then
tells me that "msft" (?) is not responding.

I went into Safe mode and surprise only three accounts show up in the
Control Panel: Administer (who is s/he ???), my son, and Guest. No mention of
my son's wife's name or Grandad (me !). The PC I'm now using is a
hand-me-down from my son. So I obviously can't delete my daughter in law's
name from Safe mode !

Any more suggestions ? Pretty sad that MS software doesn't do such a simple
thing.

Thanks for your help.

I tried your suggestion, but id didn't work. Please see above. More
suggestions gratefully accepted !!

"nass" wrote:



"mt13579" wrote:

I can't delete an old account. The "supposed" way just doesn't work any way I
try it. I don't have a users group in the Computer Management panen=l.

Any other ways ?

I am an administrator.

Try to do the procedure in Safe Mode!
How to Identify a Damaged User Profile and Create a New Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151
HTH,
nass
--
http://www.nasstec.co.uk