[MS WinXP Home 2002 - SP2; OE 6; IE 6; MS Office; Dell Dimension XPS
T448MHz Pentium III; 384MB RAM; high speed cable; WordPerfect8; Lexmark
Laser printer "Optra E310"; Windows Media Player; Adobe Reader 8; Adobe
Flash Player 10 Activex..]

Hello, a friend came to "fix" my computer and (for NO reason!) he
reinstalled my WinXP home ed. As a result each time I open the computer
and/or take a long pause from using it, it takes me to the opening page with
2 icons, representing me as user but with different names (my old name, and
the name he gave me on reinstalling). It's really a pain because this takes
me through several steps each time!

I'm not sure what he did but so far as I can see he only got 3 programs in.
Is it possible to delete the 2nd user (me, but the new one) without
affecting the 1st user (me, but the old one?)

Please forgive this complication that I myself don't understand well, and
thanks so much! Adela

Try Power Toy's Tweak UI from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx
Install, run and under Logon you will find check boxes to select the
accounts you want displayed and in the Autologon you can choose to
Enable/Disable it by Checking or un-checking the 'Logon automatically'
option.

TweakUI is a very useful tool and is relatively safe for most users as they
don't need to use the registry editor or other less obvious methods to make
changes to Windows.

More Detail on available features in Tweak UI:
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

After your certain you have everything the way you
want it then you can delete the account you don't want.

Start/Run and enter: "control userpasswords2? (without the quotes)

--
JS
http://www.pagestart.com



"Adela" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> [MS WinXP Home 2002 - SP2; OE 6; IE 6; MS Office; Dell Dimension XPS
> T448MHz Pentium III; 384MB RAM; high speed cable; WordPerfect8; Lexmark
> Laser printer "Optra E310"; Windows Media Player; Adobe Reader 8; Adobe
> Flash Player 10 Activex..]
>
> Hello, a friend came to "fix" my computer and (for NO reason!) he
> reinstalled my WinXP home ed. As a result each time I open the computer
> and/or take a long pause from using it, it takes me to the opening page
> with 2 icons, representing me as user but with different names (my old
> name, and the name he gave me on reinstalling). It's really a pain
> because this takes me through several steps each time!
>
> I'm not sure what he did but so far as I can see he only got 3 programs
> in. Is it possible to delete the 2nd user (me, but the new one) without
> affecting the 1st user (me, but the old one?)
>
> Please forgive this complication that I myself don't understand well, and
> thanks so much! Adela
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Thank you JS, but I'm afraid to use another program. Would you happen to
know if also one could, as an administrator, go to Control Panel|User
Accounts and just delete the one I don't want?

Thanks again. Adela

"JS" <@> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Try Power Toy's Tweak UI from Microsoft:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx
> Install, run and under Logon you will find check boxes to select the
> accounts you want displayed and in the Autologon you can choose to
> Enable/Disable it by Checking or un-checking the 'Logon automatically'
> option.
>
> TweakUI is a very useful tool and is relatively safe for most users as
> they
> don't need to use the registry editor or other less obvious methods to
> make
> changes to Windows.
>
> More Detail on available features in Tweak UI:
> http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx
>
> After your certain you have everything the way you
> want it then you can delete the account you don't want.
>
> Start/Run and enter: "control userpasswords2? (without the quotes)
>
> --
> JS
> http://www.pagestart.com
>
>
>
> "Adela" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> [MS WinXP Home 2002 - SP2; OE 6; IE 6; MS Office; Dell Dimension XPS
>> T448MHz Pentium III; 384MB RAM; high speed cable; WordPerfect8; Lexmark
>> Laser printer "Optra E310"; Windows Media Player; Adobe Reader 8; Adobe
>> Flash Player 10 Activex..]
>>
>> Hello, a friend came to "fix" my computer and (for NO reason!) he
>> reinstalled my WinXP home ed. As a result each time I open the computer
>> and/or take a long pause from using it, it takes me to the opening page
>> with 2 icons, representing me as user but with different names (my old
>> name, and the name he gave me on reinstalling). It's really a pain
>> because this takes me through several steps each time!
>>
>> I'm not sure what he did but so far as I can see he only got 3 programs
>> in. Is it possible to delete the 2nd user (me, but the new one) without
>> affecting the 1st user (me, but the old one?)
>>
>> Please forgive this complication that I myself don't understand well, and
>> thanks so much! Adela
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

If you type the following into the "Run" box on the 'Start Menu' you will have more
control than using the 'User Accounts' in control panel :

CONTROL USERPASSWORDS2

However, yes you can delete a user from the 'User Accounts' in control panel as long
as it's not the last administrator level account that's left.

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Adela" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thank you JS, but I'm afraid to use another program. Would you happen to know if
> also one could, as an administrator, go to Control Panel|User Accounts and just
> delete the one I don't want?
>
> Thanks again. Adela
>
> "JS" <@> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Try Power Toy's Tweak UI from Microsoft:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx
>> Install, run and under Logon you will find check boxes to select the accounts you
>> want displayed and in the Autologon you can choose to Enable/Disable it by
>> Checking or un-checking the 'Logon automatically' option.
>>
>> TweakUI is a very useful tool and is relatively safe for most users as they
>> don't need to use the registry editor or other less obvious methods to make
>> changes to Windows.
>>
>> More Detail on available features in Tweak UI:
>> http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx
>>
>> After your certain you have everything the way you
>> want it then you can delete the account you don't want.
>>
>> Start/Run and enter: "control userpasswords2? (without the quotes)
>>
>> --
>> JS
>> http://www.pagestart.com
>>
>>
>>
>> "Adela" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> [MS WinXP Home 2002 - SP2; OE 6; IE 6; MS Office; Dell Dimension XPS T448MHz
>>> Pentium III; 384MB RAM; high speed cable; WordPerfect8; Lexmark Laser printer
>>> "Optra E310"; Windows Media Player; Adobe Reader 8; Adobe Flash Player 10
>>> Activex..]
>>>
>>> Hello, a friend came to "fix" my computer and (for NO reason!) he reinstalled my
>>> WinXP home ed. As a result each time I open the computer and/or take a long
>>> pause from using it, it takes me to the opening page with 2 icons, representing
>>> me as user but with different names (my old name, and the name he gave me on
>>> reinstalling). It's really a pain because this takes me through several steps
>>> each time!
>>>
>>> I'm not sure what he did but so far as I can see he only got 3 programs in. Is it
>>> possible to delete the 2nd user (me, but the new one) without affecting the 1st
>>> user (me, but the old one?)
>>>
>>> Please forgive this complication that I myself don't understand well, and thanks
>>> so much! Adela
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Control Panel\User Accounts\Change an account\
Pick the account to change and then down at the
bottom of the list there is "Delete the account".

--
JS
http://www.pagestart.com



"Adela" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thank you JS, but I'm afraid to use another program. Would you happen to
> know if also one could, as an administrator, go to Control Panel|User
> Accounts and just delete the one I don't want?
>
> Thanks again. Adela
>
> "JS" <@> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Try Power Toy's Tweak UI from Microsoft:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx
>> Install, run and under Logon you will find check boxes to select the
>> accounts you want displayed and in the Autologon you can choose to
>> Enable/Disable it by Checking or un-checking the 'Logon automatically'
>> option.
>>
>> TweakUI is a very useful tool and is relatively safe for most users as
>> they
>> don't need to use the registry editor or other less obvious methods to
>> make
>> changes to Windows.
>>
>> More Detail on available features in Tweak UI:
>> http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx
>>
>> After your certain you have everything the way you
>> want it then you can delete the account you don't want.
>>
>> Start/Run and enter: "control userpasswords2? (without the quotes)
>>
>> --
>> JS
>> http://www.pagestart.com
>>
>>
>>
>> "Adela" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> [MS WinXP Home 2002 - SP2; OE 6; IE 6; MS Office; Dell Dimension XPS
>>> T448MHz Pentium III; 384MB RAM; high speed cable; WordPerfect8; Lexmark
>>> Laser printer "Optra E310"; Windows Media Player; Adobe Reader 8; Adobe
>>> Flash Player 10 Activex..]
>>>
>>> Hello, a friend came to "fix" my computer and (for NO reason!) he
>>> reinstalled my WinXP home ed. As a result each time I open the computer
>>> and/or take a long pause from using it, it takes me to the opening page
>>> with 2 icons, representing me as user but with different names (my old
>>> name, and the name he gave me on reinstalling). It's really a pain
>>> because this takes me through several steps each time!
>>>
>>> I'm not sure what he did but so far as I can see he only got 3 programs
>>> in. Is it possible to delete the 2nd user (me, but the new one) without
>>> affecting the 1st user (me, but the old one?)
>>>
>>> Please forgive this complication that I myself don't understand well,
>>> and thanks so much! Adela
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>