Administration users ....HELP!!

I have a brand new gateway computer (710x) Windows XP pro is installed.
I am the sole user of this computer (home). in the folders(C:drive) there is "Admin" and "all users" folders and sub folders...do I need to keep both ??? also, in Administrative tools/ Computer Management, there are a number of different names/such as: ASPNET and HelpAssistant and support and guest...in groups there are 9 different names listed there besides Administrators
question #1
do I need to keep all of those?
Question #2
My actual name is not one of them...I am just listed as Administrators...step by step, how can I change this without messing everything up
Thanks 4 whatever help I can get!!

Those are all normal and should be left alone


"marciascw" <marciascw@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a brand new gateway computer (710x) Windows XP pro is installed.
> I am the sole user of this computer (home). in the folders(C:drive) there
> is "Admin" and "all users" folders and sub folders...do I need to keep
> both ??? also, in Administrative tools/ Computer Management, there are a
> number of different names/such as: ASPNET and HelpAssistant and support
> and guest...in groups there are 9 different names listed there besides
> Administrators
> question #1
> do I need to keep all of those?
> Question #2
> My actual name is not one of them...I am just listed as
> Administrators...step by step, how can I change this without messing
> everything up
> Thanks 4 whatever help I can get!!

marciascw wrote:
> I have a brand new gateway computer (710x) Windows XP pro is
> installed.
> I am the sole user of this computer (home). in the folders(C:drive)
> there is "Admin" and "all users" folders and sub folders...do I need
> to keep both ??? also, in Administrative tools/ Computer Management,
> there are a number of different names/such as: ASPNET and
> HelpAssistant and support and guest...in groups there are 9 different
> names listed there besides Administrators question #1
> do I need to keep all of those?
> Question #2
> My actual name is not one of them...I am just listed as
> Administrators...step by step, how can I change this without messing
> everything up
> Thanks 4 whatever help I can get!!

Windows XP is and will remain a MultiUser OS. If you delete some of the
users in the Documents and Settings directory, you will affect your user and
possibly other things. It could cause things you had set to go missing and
the directories, in most cases, will recreate themselves.

HOW TO: Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...3&Product=winxp

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions for Files and
Folders in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...9&Product=winxp

Doug's Windows XP Security Console
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm

Windows XP is a multi-user OS, even when used by one person only, the
fundamentals don't change.

Documents and Settings is the directory that contains your user
information/documents/etc. It also contains a few extra directories used by
Windows.

One is "Default User" - This is used whenever a new account is created. It
bases the initial setup of that account off this directory.

Another is "All Users" - This is used by.. all users. If you want something
to appear on the desktop of every user of the machine, you put it on this
users desktop (in the desktop folder.) Etc.

You may also see "Administrator" - depending on your setup, this is the
original administrator user and if you know that account's password, you
should leave him alone and use him only in an emergency.

You could also (if you have it where you can see ALL files) see
"LocalService" and "NetworkService" folders. These are service accounts,
normally unused by the standard user.

Should you erase any of the above? No. No reason to. The only ones that a
single user will really ever use is the one under their username (ie:
whatever username you log in with) and the "All Users" account. If
something goes wrong(or you add a new user), the default user will be used
(recreated if not there) to create the new account needed. The
Administrator account will hopefully never be used and would just be
recreated if you logged in as administrator (assuming you even have the
user - which you do.) Sometimes your account may be listed as "owner" or
"administrator" under the documents and settings folder.. This all depends
on how things were setup. The name you use and the name of the folder do
NOT have to correspond if the name was changed manually after the account
was created initially.

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