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      12th Aug 2006
I installed WIN XP and everything seem to be going great until I rebooted
Then a second adminstrator profile emerged. I did not do anything I can
recall but reboot after an install of some systems software, I believe. The
2nd adminstrator profile was an old, old desktop of mine before WIN XP was
even installed and I though I lost it. Is there any way to delete one of the
administrator profiles. I feel that having 2 administrator profiles is
slowing, even locking my system up.

Can somebody me?

Running P4, with 20g HD
 
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      12th Aug 2006
If it's just a user account w/admin rights, remove it from User Accounts in
control panel.

"xwdpuzzler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6EF24100-ED33-4AD7-8862-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I installed WIN XP and everything seem to be going great until I rebooted
> Then a second adminstrator profile emerged. I did not do anything I can
> recall but reboot after an install of some systems software, I believe.
> The
> 2nd adminstrator profile was an old, old desktop of mine before WIN XP was
> even installed and I though I lost it. Is there any way to delete one of
> the
> administrator profiles. I feel that having 2 administrator profiles is
> slowing, even locking my system up.
>
> Can somebody me?
>
> Running P4, with 20g HD



 
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      12th Aug 2006
It will not let me delete it or change it to a limited account, those areas
are grayed out. Is there somewhere else I can go?

"lvee" wrote:

> If it's just a user account w/admin rights, remove it from User Accounts in
> control panel.
>
> "xwdpuzzler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:6EF24100-ED33-4AD7-8862-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I installed WIN XP and everything seem to be going great until I rebooted
> > Then a second adminstrator profile emerged. I did not do anything I can
> > recall but reboot after an install of some systems software, I believe.
> > The
> > 2nd adminstrator profile was an old, old desktop of mine before WIN XP was
> > even installed and I though I lost it. Is there any way to delete one of
> > the
> > administrator profiles. I feel that having 2 administrator profiles is
> > slowing, even locking my system up.
> >
> > Can somebody me?
> >
> > Running P4, with 20g HD

>
>
>

 
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      12th Aug 2006


"lvee" wrote:

> If it's just a user account w/admin rights, remove it from User Accounts in
> control panel.
>
> "xwdpuzzler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:6EF24100-ED33-4AD7-8862-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I installed WIN XP and everything seem to be going great until I rebooted
> > Then a second adminstrator profile emerged. I did not do anything I can
> > recall but reboot after an install of some systems software, I believe.
> > The
> > 2nd adminstrator profile was an old, old desktop of mine before WIN XP was
> > even installed and I though I lost it. Is there any way to delete one of
> > the
> > administrator profiles. I feel that having 2 administrator profiles is
> > slowing, even locking my system up.
> >
> > Can somebody me?
> >
> > Running P4, with 20g HD

>
>
>

 
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Mike Cawood, HND BIT
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      12th Aug 2006
"xwdpuzzler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6EF24100-ED33-4AD7-8862-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I installed WIN XP and everything seem to be going great until I rebooted
> Then a second adminstrator profile emerged. I did not do anything I can
> recall but reboot after an install of some systems software, I believe.
> The
> 2nd adminstrator profile was an old, old desktop of mine before WIN XP was
> even installed and I though I lost it. Is there any way to delete one of
> the
> administrator profiles. I feel that having 2 administrator profiles is
> slowing, even locking my system up.
>
> Can somebody me?
>
> Running P4, with 20g HD


Assuming you are using XP Home, boot up in safe mode, log on to
"Administrator" and try to delete the account from there.
Regards Mike.


 
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      12th Aug 2006
No I am using XP Pro, is it different?

"Mike Cawood, HND BIT" wrote:

> "xwdpuzzler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:6EF24100-ED33-4AD7-8862-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I installed WIN XP and everything seem to be going great until I rebooted
> > Then a second adminstrator profile emerged. I did not do anything I can
> > recall but reboot after an install of some systems software, I believe.
> > The
> > 2nd adminstrator profile was an old, old desktop of mine before WIN XP was
> > even installed and I though I lost it. Is there any way to delete one of
> > the
> > administrator profiles. I feel that having 2 administrator profiles is
> > slowing, even locking my system up.
> >
> > Can somebody me?
> >
> > Running P4, with 20g HD

>
> Assuming you are using XP Home, boot up in safe mode, log on to
> "Administrator" and try to delete the account from there.
> Regards Mike.
>
>
>

 
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NewScience
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      12th Aug 2006
First:

1. Check to ensure that the old, old, profile exists (C:\Documents and
Settings\[OLD PROFILE NAME])
2. If so, you should be able to delete it.

If you cannot, AND you are logged in as an adminstrator account, try:

1. Tweakui
2. Logon branch
3. Check/Uncheck old profile name

Also

1. Run: C:\WINDOWS\system32\lusrmgr.msc
2. Open Users
3. Look for the old profile name in right panel
4. Double-click on name
5. Make sure 'Account is locked out' and 'Account is disabled' are not
checked
6. If so, uncheck and then go into Control Panel | User Accounts and delete
user

"xwdpuzzler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:6EF24100-ED33-4AD7-8862-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I installed WIN XP and everything seem to be going great until I rebooted
> Then a second adminstrator profile emerged. I did not do anything I can
> recall but reboot after an install of some systems software, I believe.
> The
> 2nd adminstrator profile was an old, old desktop of mine before WIN XP was
> even installed and I though I lost it. Is there any way to delete one of
> the
> administrator profiles. I feel that having 2 administrator profiles is
> slowing, even locking my system up.
>
> Can somebody me?
>
> Running P4, with 20g HD



 
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