Computer Hope
Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: waterfall on March 07, 2007, 10:29:35 AM
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Hello,
Here's something that should be really easy. But...... When I click on the profile name, the delete button is grayed-out. I've tried running delprof.exe from MS, but it only deleted another profile, but left behind the one I want gone! And the whole folder tree under Documents and Settings is still there; about 3GB that I can't eliminate!
Is there another way? Via the registry perhaps?
FYI--To find the profile setting:
Control Panel-->System-->System Properties-->Advanced-->User Profiles-->Settings
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What profile do you want to delete?
I don't think you can delete the only profile, if it is the only profile.
And you also can't delete the Administrator profile.
Do you have admin access?
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Do you have admin access?
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Thanks for the replies Calum and vinhboy,
Yes, I have admin access. Actually, delprof.exe deleted the Aministrator profile as well! I'm now logged in as admin nontheless. The only profile left is the one I don't use; it doesn't even have a corresponding user account. But the folder is still there, with 3GB of application settings, etc. that I can't eliminate.
Very strange :-?
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At some point a while ago, I changed the name of a user. But apparently, the old profile tree stayed in the system. There must be a way to prevent it from loading at startup.........
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Try from the Admin account in safemode...
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Ok, I've gotten a little further :)
I created a second administrator account, Admin1, and was able to delete that unwanted profile. Maybe I originally created that profile with administrator privileges and then accidentally deleted the user name? I don't know. It's history now.
The new problem:
I have that newly created account, Admin1, with administrator privileges. However, I want to rename it to Administrator like originally. When I try to either rename or create an account Administrator from Admin1, it tells me the account already exists. But, I see it nowhere---no User Name, no Profile named Administrator. I've even tried approaching this from Safe Mode (thanks patio).
It's had me stumped for a while now. Any ideas?
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There is a default Administrator account automatically created by XP...i believe there can only be one with the same name.