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May 26, 2008 10:34 AM by
rgreen4
Re: USERS ACCOUNTS
Is the User Account you are using an Administrative Account?
You can only delete a User Account if you are an Administrator.
There is no real difference in User Accounts between XP and Vista. There are terminology differences, but the LImited User in XP and the Standard User in Vista cannot delete an Administrator Account. If you try in Vista, a pop up window will appear with listed Administrator accounts and you have to provide the password for one of them. You also cannot delete the account you are currently in.
Click Start->Control Panel. Then in the upper fight hand corner, under User Accounts and Family Safety, click on Add or Remove User Accounts. This takes you directly to the Add/Remove Window. You should be asked to click on the Continue button by the UAC, then the window opens. This window then lists all the current user accounts, and whether they are Standard or Administrative. Click on the User Account you want to delete and a new window opens which will let you delete the account. When you click on delete a new window opens up giving you the option of deleting the account and files (Delete Files), account only (Keep Files) or cancel.
If you click on the button to either delete files or keep files, you will asked to confirm your decision (Delete Account), and after confirming, you will then be taken back to the add/delete window.
You can only delete a User Account if you are an Administrator.
There is no real difference in User Accounts between XP and Vista. There are terminology differences, but the LImited User in XP and the Standard User in Vista cannot delete an Administrator Account. If you try in Vista, a pop up window will appear with listed Administrator accounts and you have to provide the password for one of them. You also cannot delete the account you are currently in.
Click Start->Control Panel. Then in the upper fight hand corner, under User Accounts and Family Safety, click on Add or Remove User Accounts. This takes you directly to the Add/Remove Window. You should be asked to click on the Continue button by the UAC, then the window opens. This window then lists all the current user accounts, and whether they are Standard or Administrative. Click on the User Account you want to delete and a new window opens which will let you delete the account. When you click on delete a new window opens up giving you the option of deleting the account and files (Delete Files), account only (Keep Files) or cancel.
If you click on the button to either delete files or keep files, you will asked to confirm your decision (Delete Account), and after confirming, you will then be taken back to the add/delete window.
Re: USERS ACCOUNTS
Hi Ufclive,
Flashorn and RGreen have given you some excellent suggestions, and I wanted to add my two cents to the pot.
I think that UAC (User Account Control) is actually a good thing to have for your own protection, but that's just IMO. Deleting a User Account is a tricky business, because then you won't be able to restore it.
I checked the Help and Support option and took a Snip of what it says for you. It looks like it's better to disable it rather than delete it altogether - but that of course, is your decision. Here is the Snip:
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Re: USERS ACCOUNTS
It's true that if you delete a User Account that it cannot be restored. It can be set up again with the exact same name and password (if needed), but the files associated with that user are gone forever if you chose to delete them.
I may try a experiment tomorrow to see what happens if you choose not to delete the files. Intellectual Intrigue rearing it's head again.
I may try a experiment tomorrow to see what happens if you choose not to delete the files. Intellectual Intrigue rearing it's head again.
Re: USERS ACCOUNTS
Hello again Ufclive,
I just received this article from PCWorld Business, and it talks about a company doing Tests on anti-rootkits, etc. They found out that Vista UAC is the only one who would stop rootkits from installing themselves (providing of course, that you follow the prompts and use them.)
I thought about your question, so here's the link for you:
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146256/vistas_despised_uac_nails_rootkits_tests_find.html
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I just received this article from PCWorld Business, and it talks about a company doing Tests on anti-rootkits, etc. They found out that Vista UAC is the only one who would stop rootkits from installing themselves (providing of course, that you follow the prompts and use them.)
I thought about your question, so here's the link for you:
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146256/vistas_despised_uac_nails_rootkits_tests_find.html
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Re: USERS ACCOUNTS
rgreen4 wrote:
I may try a experiment tomorrow to see what happens if you choose not to delete the files. Intellectual Intrigue rearing it's head again.
I may try a experiment tomorrow to see what happens if you choose not to delete the files. Intellectual Intrigue rearing it's head again.
hi rgreen
If i remember correctly (i once did it around 6 months back), keeping files while deleting a user account give the option to create an entire dump of the user folder on any location on the drive.If you have two accounts named xyz(admin) and abc , then deleting the abc account will allow you to copy the entire abc folder in X:\windows\users\ .The abc folder can then be copied and renamed to any new user account name to copy all settings and files.
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