Help with passworded profiles!

[Guest]

I had a clean copy of Win XP Home installed and had a decent amount of
programs installed. I set a password on the administrator account. When I
came back and typed in the password (same I have always used) it said it was
wrong. I tried for two days working about every variable possible but
nothing worked. I decided to just install a fresh copy of windows.

Two months later I realized that I had a large chunk of my hard drive space
occupied. I then realized that the former passworded profile still existed
and the total size of space missing was the programs installed under that
profile. I tried to delete it, but it says access denied. Obviously because
the account was protected.

My question is: Is there any way I can delete this account and free up the
space I am missing without having to pull and old school "Format C:"?

 

[Nepatsfan]

I had a clean copy of Win XP Home installed and had a decent
amount of programs installed. I set a password on the
administrator account. When I came back and typed in the
password (same I have always used) it said it was wrong. I
tried for two days working about every variable possible but
nothing worked. I decided to just install a fresh copy of
windows.

Two months later I realized that I had a large chunk of my
hard drive space occupied. I then realized that the former
passworded profile still existed and the total size of space
missing was the programs installed under that profile. I
tried to delete it, but it says access denied. Obviously
because the account was protected.

My question is: Is there any way I can delete this account
and free up the space I am missing without having to pull
and old school "Format C:"?

You need to disable Simple File Sharing and take ownership of
the files. Take a look at these articles for more info:

How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a
shared folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307874/

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421

"Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881

Note: If you are running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, you
must start the computer in safe mode, and then log on with an
account that has Administrative rights to have access to the
Security tab. To start in Safe Mode, reboot your computer and
start tapping the F8 key as soon as you see anything displayed
on the screen. Keep hitting F8 until the Advanced Startup
Options menu appears. Use the up and down arrow keys on your
keyboard to select Safe Mode. Hit Enter.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Guest]

Worked perfectly! Thanks very much!

You need to disable Simple File Sharing and take ownership of
the files. Take a look at these articles for more info:

How to disable simplified sharing and set permissions on a
shared folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307874/

How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421

"Access is Denied" Error Message When You Try to Open a Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810881

Note: If you are running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, you
must start the computer in safe mode, and then log on with an
account that has Administrative rights to have access to the
Security tab. To start in Safe Mode, reboot your computer and
start tapping the F8 key as soon as you see anything displayed
on the screen. Keep hitting F8 until the Advanced Startup
Options menu appears. Use the up and down arrow keys on your
keyboard to select Safe Mode. Hit Enter.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Nepatsfan]

You're welcome.

Nepatsfan

Worked perfectly! Thanks very much!

 

[Guest]

can not rember my provile password how can i log on