Duplications in Documents and Settings

[Steve]

I re-installed XP Home, all the way from scratch, not a
true re-install.

What I ended up with wasn't what I had thought I would.

Now, I put in new users like normal, same users as prior to
the re-install.

But now, under Documents and settings, I have a duplication
issue. It adds the computer name to the newly created username.

For example, I have the following now :

All Users
All Users-WINDOWS
Billy
Bobby
Bobby-HOME-0ASBW2TX7
Owner
Wendy
Don
Don-HOME-0ASBW2TX7

All of the data is still there, from prior to re-installing
(I thought it would wipe it out, but I guess not).

But, the new user folders don't have any data in them (fine
with me, I'm backed up).

So, do I just delete the duplicates? And rename the new
one's that have the "HOME-...." on them? Or will that mess
something up too?

When I go to "Users" in the control panel, I only see the 4
names I have in there, not any duplicates there.

Any ideas? I just want to make sure I'm okay before I turn
this thing loose and find out 1 month from now I did
something wrong.

Thanks-
Steve

 

[Phil]

Back up all your data and reinstall xp correctly, making sure to format the
drive during install. You did not do a clean install, you did a
repair/reinstall/secondary install. If you make sure you have the xp setup
format the drive then all previous data will be gone and you wont have the
doc and settings prob.

 

[Guest]

It's been since the DOS days since I've formatted a drive.
Anyhing special I need to do? Or is there a document
walking you through it?

Thanks-
Steve

 

[Phil]

Boot to the xp cd and follow the instructions. The xp cd can format and
partiton the drive, then install xp.

 

[Alex Nichol]

I re-installed XP Home, all the way from scratch, not a
true re-install.

What I ended up with wasn't what I had thought I would.

All of the data is still there, from prior to re-installing
(I thought it would wipe it out, but I guess not).

You evidently did *not* do it all the way from scratch, which involves
formatting. Best to do it again and get a straight clean install.
First check that you *do* have backup of data.. Then do it a reinstall
of the system after booting the XP CD direct. Enter Setup, and after
the license agreement take New Install. When it asks you to confirm
where, hit ESC; select and delete the current partition and make a new
RAW one to be formatted at the next stage

The important point is the delete. Without that it will just go ahead
and make a new install over the top of the old one. which is what I
think happened last time, and causes muddles.