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A "HIDDEN" user account on XP HOME
On XP-HOME:.... I arrived at a condition where one non-admin logon user-name
is missing from the logon screen, but which can still be used via ctrl-alt-del. I would like to delete this user, but it does not appear in the control-panel "User Accounts" dialog, either. Nor does it appear in the "control userpasswords2" dialog. Yet the original name and password work via the ctrl-alt-del logon dialog!!! The user was originally a "LIMITED" user. I had used "control userpasswords2" to rename my Administrator account on XP HOME. During the course of the dialog, I accidently attempted to change this LIMITED user to to "NORMAL". (This is apparently impossible in XP-HOME, and only LIMITED and ADMINISTRATOR are possibilites, even though the "NORMAL" button was active). After ending the "control userpasswords2" dialog, the user name disappeared, as described above... When logged on via ctrl-alt-del, the user is now shown as being a "guest" account. HOW do I DELETE him? .... |
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A "HIDDEN" user account on XP HOME
"artlgn" wrote in message
... On XP-HOME:.... I arrived at a condition where one non-admin logon user-name is missing from the logon screen, but which can still be used via ctrl-alt-del. I would like to delete this user, but it does not appear in the control-panel "User Accounts" dialog, either. Nor does it appear in the "control userpasswords2" dialog. Yet the original name and password work via the ctrl-alt-del logon dialog!!! The user was originally a "LIMITED" user. I had used "control userpasswords2" to rename my Administrator account on XP HOME. During the course of the dialog, I accidently attempted to change this LIMITED user to to "NORMAL". (This is apparently impossible in XP-HOME, and only LIMITED and ADMINISTRATOR are possibilites, even though the "NORMAL" button was active). After ending the "control userpasswords2" dialog, the user name disappeared, as described above... When logged on via ctrl-alt-del, the user is now shown as being a "guest" account. HOW do I DELETE him? ... While logged on with an account that is a Computer Administrator, open a command prompt window (Start - Run - cmd.exe). At the prompt, enter the following command substituting the correct name where you see USERACCOUNT. net localgroup users /add USERACCOUNT Hopefully, you'll see an entry that tells you the command completed successfully. This should reinstate the problem account in the Control Panel - User Accounts applet where it can then be deleted. Good luck Nepatsfan |
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A "HIDDEN" user account on XP HOME
"Nepatsfan" wrote: "artlgn" wrote in message ... On XP-HOME:.... I arrived at a condition where one non-admin logon user-name is missing from the logon screen, but which can still be used via ctrl-alt-del. I would like to delete this user, but it does not appear in the control-panel "User Accounts" dialog, either. Nor does it appear in the "control userpasswords2" dialog. Yet the original name and password work via the ctrl-alt-del logon dialog!!! The user was originally a "LIMITED" user. I had used "control userpasswords2" to rename my Administrator account on XP HOME. During the course of the dialog, I accidently attempted to change this LIMITED user to to "NORMAL". (This is apparently impossible in XP-HOME, and only LIMITED and ADMINISTRATOR are possibilites, even though the "NORMAL" button was active). After ending the "control userpasswords2" dialog, the user name disappeared, as described above... When logged on via ctrl-alt-del, the user is now shown as being a "guest" account. HOW do I DELETE him? ... While logged on with an account that is a Computer Administrator, open a command prompt window (Start - Run - cmd.exe). At the prompt, enter the following command substituting the correct name where you see USERACCOUNT. net localgroup users /add USERACCOUNT If turned out that the user was still visible with the NET USERS command, although nowhere else. So I tried NET USERS account /DELETE, and it seemed to work! .... |
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A "HIDDEN" user account on XP HOME
"artlgn" wrote in message
... "Nepatsfan" wrote: "artlgn" wrote in message ... On XP-HOME:.... I arrived at a condition where one non-admin logon user-name is missing from the logon screen, but which can still be used via ctrl-alt-del. I would like to delete this user, but it does not appear in the control-panel "User Accounts" dialog, either. Nor does it appear in the "control userpasswords2" dialog. Yet the original name and password work via the ctrl-alt-del logon dialog!!! The user was originally a "LIMITED" user. I had used "control userpasswords2" to rename my Administrator account on XP HOME. During the course of the dialog, I accidently attempted to change this LIMITED user to to "NORMAL". (This is apparently impossible in XP-HOME, and only LIMITED and ADMINISTRATOR are possibilites, even though the "NORMAL" button was active). After ending the "control userpasswords2" dialog, the user name disappeared, as described above... When logged on via ctrl-alt-del, the user is now shown as being a "guest" account. HOW do I DELETE him? ... While logged on with an account that is a Computer Administrator, open a command prompt window (Start - Run - cmd.exe). At the prompt, enter the following command substituting the correct name where you see USERACCOUNT. net localgroup users /add USERACCOUNT If turned out that the user was still visible with the NET USERS command, although nowhere else. So I tried NET USERS account /DELETE, and it seemed to work! ... The downside of that approach is that it doesn't remove the user account's files or profile. Take a look in the C:\Documents and Settings folder. Unless you deleted it already, you should still see a folder for that account. Also, check Control Panel - System - Advanced page - User Profiles. You may see an entry for an Unknown Account. Whenever possible, it's preferable to use the Control Panel - User Accounts applet to delete a user account. You will be given the choice of saving or deleting the accounts files. Nepatsfan |
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