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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315411&Product=win20
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HOW TO: Delete User Profiles by Using the User Profile Deletion Utility
(Delprof.exe) in Windows 2000
This article was previously published under Q315411
IN THIS TASK
o SUMMARY
o
o Overview of Delprof.exe
o Examples
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o How to Use Delprof.exe to Delete User Profiles on a Remote Computer
o How to Use Delprof.exe to Delete User Profiles After a Specified Period
of Inactivity
o Troubleshooting
o REFERENCES
SUMMARY
This step-by-step article describes how to delete user profiles on Windows
2000-based computers by using the User Profile Deletion Utility
(Delprof.exe).
Delprof.exe is available in the Microsoft Windows 2000 Resource Kit. It is
a command-line utility that you can use to delete user profiles on a local
or remote Windows 2000-based computer. User profiles can grow large and may
take up considerable disk space, especially if there are several users
using one computer. Because of this, you may want to use Delprof.exe to
free disk space by deleting profiles that are no longer required. However,
because each profile on the computer is presented in order when you run the
utility, you may want to use the Graphical User Interface (GUI) instead of
the command-line tool whenever this is possible.
You must be logged on as administrator or as a member of the Administrators
group to delete user profiles.
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Overview of the Delprof.exe Tool
Delprof.exe uses the delprof /q /i /p /c:\\computer name /d:days syntax.
You can use the following parameters with Delprof.exe:
o /q: This parameter runs Delprof.exe in quiet mode. When you use this
parameter, you are not prompted to confirm the deletion of each profile.
o /i: This parameter ignores any errors that may occur.
o /p: This parameter specifies that a message is displayed that prompts you
to confirm the deletion of each profile.
o /c:\\computer name: This parameter specifies the computer name on which
to run Delprof.exe.
o /d:days: This parameter specifies the number of days after which
Delprof.exe considers the profiles as inactive. Profiles that have not been
used for a period of time that is longer than the specified value are
deleted.
WARNING: Delprof.exe deletes all data that is stored in a user profile.
This includes desktop settings, favorites, program-specific data that is
contained in the Application Data folder, and the contents of the My
Documents folder. Please be aware of any user documents that may be deleted
before you use this tool.
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Examples
How to Use Delprof.exe to Delete User Profiles on a Remote Computer
The following example describes how to use Delprof.exe to delete user
profiles on a remote computer that is named Server1. Note that if you do
not specify a computer in the command, Delprof.exe defaults to the local
computer.
1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click
Command Prompt.
2. At the command prompt, type delprof /p /c:\\server1, and then press
ENTER. For each cached user profile on Server1, a message is displayed in
the command prompt window that prompts you to confirm its deletion. For
example, you receive a message that is similar to the following message:
Delete \\SERVER1\D$\Documents and Settings\User1? (Yes/No/All)
3. Complete one of the following actions for each user profile that you are
prompted to delete:
o Type y, and then press ENTER if you want to delete the profile.
o Type n, and then press ENTER if you do not want to delete the profile.
4. Type exit, and then press ENTER to quit the command prompt.
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How to Use Delprof.exe to Delete User Profiles After a Specified Period of
Inactivity
The following example describes how to use Delprof.exe to delete user
profiles on the local computer that have been inactive for 30 days:
1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click
Command Prompt.
2. At the command prompt, type delprof /p /d:30, and then press ENTER. For
each user profile that has not been used on the computer for 30 days, a
message is displayed that prompts you to confirm its deletion. For example,
you receive a message that is similar to the following message:
Delete \\MYCOMPUTER\D$\Documents and Settings\User2? (Yes/No/All)
3. Complete one of the following actions for each user profile that you are
prompted to delete:
o Type y, and then press ENTER if you want to delete the profile.
o Type n, and then press ENTER if you do not want to delete the profile.
4. Type exit, and then press ENTER to quit the command prompt.
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Troubleshooting
You may receive the following message when you attempt to use Delprof.exe
to delete user profiles:
Failed to open list of profiles.
Access is denied.
This behavior can occur if you are not logged on to the computer as an
administrator or as a member of the Administrators group.
To resolve this behavior, log on to the computer as an administrator or as
a member of the administrators group, and then use Delprof.exe to delete
the appropriate user profiles.
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REFERENCES
For more information about Delprof.exe, type delprof /? at the command
prompt, and then press ENTER. For additional information about deletion of
user profiles in Windows 2000, click the article number below to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
264735 Deleting a User Profile Removes the My Documents Folder
For more information about the Windows 2000 Resource Kit, view the
following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/default.asp#section1
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Shilpa Sinha
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