Administrator/User Problem

[Guest]

I have been using my new computer for a few months and never bothered to make
a new user, so I was simply logged on as "Administrator." Recently, a new
User was created by a friend of mine, and now I automatically log on as the
New User. I would like to delete this user, but both this user and
Administrator are listed as "Computer Administrators" in the User Accounts
menu (which won't allow me to delete it, because the New user is a Computer
Administrators).

Any help would be great!

 

[Pegasus]

I have been using my new computer for a few months and never bothered to make
a new user, so I was simply logged on as "Administrator." Recently, a new
User was created by a friend of mine, and now I automatically log on as the
New User. I would like to delete this user, but both this user and
Administrator are listed as "Computer Administrators" in the User Accounts
menu (which won't allow me to delete it, because the New user is a Computer
Administrators).

Any help would be great!

Log off, then log on as administrator so that you can delete the
unwanted user.

To log on without having to enter the password each time, click
Start / Run / control userpasserwords2. Now untick the box that
requires users to enter a password each time.

 

[Guest]

Yeah, I tried that, but the "unwanted user" is also listed as an
Administrator, and when I try to make it a Limited User it won't let me.

Right now I have 2 Computer Administrators, and the Control Panel won't let
me make either of them limited.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Yeah, I tried that, but the "unwanted user" is also listed as an
Administrator, and when I try to make it a Limited User it won't let me.

Right now I have 2 Computer Administrators, and the Control Panel won't let
me make either of them limited.

When you log on as the main administrator then you can
delete any user account other than administrator. There
is no need to demote it first.

A quick way to delete an account goes like this:
1. Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}
2. Type these commands:
net user {Enter} (to see all account names)
net user xxx /del {Enter} (to delete account xxx)

 

[Guest]

No luck!

I did what you said, cmd>net user>net user NAME /del but it didn't work.
When I type the name of the user (which is "The Gibson") in it says "This
user name cannot be found."

When I enter "net user" it lists "The Gibson" as a user, but it says it
doesn't exist after I enter it in the cmd.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

No luck!

I did what you said, cmd>net user>net user NAME /del but it didn't work.
When I type the name of the user (which is "The Gibson") in it says "This
user name cannot be found."

When I enter "net user" it lists "The Gibson" as a user, but it says it
doesn't exist after I enter it in the cmd.

I suspect your registry is corrupted. I also suspect that you
can no longer log on as "The Gibson". If so, live with it, as
it will not interfere with your PC's operation. Treat it like
a wart!

 

[Guest]

Well, I can log in as The Gibson, but I can't log in as Administrator (which
contains all my files and programs) unless I go back to the old windows 'type
in your user name' thing. Oh well

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Let's do some solid diagnostics:
- Click start / run / cmd {OK}
- Type these commands:
set > c:\users.txt
dir "%allusersprofile%\.." >> c:\users.txt
net user >> c:\users.txt
net user administrator >> c:\users.txt
net user "The Gibson" >> c:\users.txt
notepad c:\users.txt
- Paste the contents of this file into your reply.

 

[Guest]

Sorry it took me a little while to get back to you... here's the diagnotic
results:


ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
APPDATA=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data
CLASSPATH=C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\QTJava.zip
CLIENTNAME=Console
CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
COMPUTERNAME=YOUR-3A6F6E24BD
ComSpec=C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO
HOMEDRIVE=C:
HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\Administrator
LOGONSERVER=\\YOUR-3A6F6E24BD
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=2
OS=Windows_NT
Path=C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\Program
Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 15 Model 43 Stepping 1, AuthenticAMD
PROCESSOR_LEVEL=15
PROCESSOR_REVISION=2b01
ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
PROMPT=$P$G
QTJAVA=C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\QTJava.zip
SESSIONNAME=Console
SystemDrive=C:
SystemRoot=C:\WINDOWS
TEMP=C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
TMP=C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp
USERDOMAIN=YOUR-3A6F6E24BD
USERNAME=Administrator
USERPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator
windir=C:\WINDOWS
__COMPAT_LAYER=EnableNXShowUI
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 9472-502E

Directory of C:\Documents and Settings

04/22/2006 11:56 AM <DIR> .
04/22/2006 11:56 AM <DIR> ..
03/31/2006 09:14 PM <DIR> Administrator
03/18/2006 02:54 PM <DIR> All Users
04/22/2006 11:56 AM <DIR> The Gibson
0 File(s) 0 bytes
5 Dir(s) 168,719,474,688 bytes free

User accounts for \\YOUR-3A6F6E24BD

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Administrator Guest HelpAssistant
The Gibson
The command completed successfully.

User name Administrator
Full Name
Comment Built-in account for administering the
computer/domain
User's comment
Country code 000 (System Default)
Account active Yes
Account expires Never

Password last set 3/10/2006 10:18 AM
Password expires Never
Password changeable 3/10/2006 10:18 AM
Password required Yes
User may change password Yes

Workstations allowed All
Logon script
User profile
Home directory
Last logon 4/24/2006 9:24 PM

Logon hours allowed All

Local Group Memberships *Administrators
Global Group memberships *None
The command completed successfully.

User name The Gibson
Full Name Unwanted
Comment
User's comment
Country code 000 (System Default)
Account active Yes
Account expires Never

Password last set 4/24/2006 9:31 PM
Password expires Never
Password changeable 4/24/2006 9:31 PM
Password required Yes
User may change password Yes

Workstations allowed All
Logon script
User profile
Home directory
Last logon 4/23/2006 10:50 AM

Logon hours allowed All

Local Group Memberships *Administrators *Users
Global Group memberships *None
The command completed successfully.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Fine. Your diagnostic report tells me this:
- You are currently logged on as "administrator".
- You have two non-system accounts: "administrator", "the gibson".
- Each account as an account profile.
- Both accounts have administrative privileges.

Now let's see what happens when you delete the unwanted account:
- Log on as administrator
- Click Start / Run / cmd {ok}
- Type these commands verbatim:
net user %UserName% > c:\test.txt
net user "the gibson" /del 1>>c:\test.txt 2>>&1 {Enter}
net user "the gibson" /active:no 1>>c:\test.txt 2>>&1 {Enter}
net user "the gibson" >> c:\test.txt {Enter}
net user >> c:\test.txt {Enter}
notepad c:\test.txt {Enter}

Paste the result into your reply. If this does not work, reboot
the machine and run through the whole sequence again. If this
does not work then I'll tell you how to use a more powerful
account.

 

[Guest]

Looks like you figured it out! I not longer see "The Gibson" in the User
Profiles page. Seriously, thanks a ton for taking the time to solve my
problem.

Here's test.txt:

User name Administrator
Full Name
Comment Built-in account for administering the
computer/domain
User's comment
Country code 000 (System Default)
Account active Yes
Account expires Never

Password last set 3/10/2006 10:18 AM
Password expires Never
Password changeable 3/10/2006 10:18 AM
Password required Yes
User may change password Yes

Workstations allowed All
Logon script
User profile
Home directory
Last logon 4/25/2006 4:05 PM

Logon hours allowed All

Local Group Memberships *Administrators
Global Group memberships *None
The command completed successfully.

The command completed successfully.

The user name could not be found.

More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2221.



Thanks again!

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Thanks for the feedback.