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Eddie G

I don't know how to do a screen capture, but under my D&S folder there are
20 sub-folders. There is Admistrator, Administrator.Goldberg,
administrator.goldberg.ooo, all users, all users.windows, etc. Some are
localservice.nt authority.xxx, networkservice.nt authority.xxx, etc.

I would like to know which ones I can consolidate, and how do I know which
is the "main" one my computer is using so after consolidation I can delete
the other folders.

Some of the sub-folders are Application Data, Cookies, Desktop, etc but the
sub-folders are not the same in each folders, i.e. not all have "application
data".

Thanks!!

Eddie G
 
Hi Eddie,

Leave them alone thru Explore. If you want to remove the files, use
Users in the Control Panel and Users Profiles under Advanced in System
Properties. And leave localservice.nt and the others alone.
 
Before I do anything in User Profiles, how do I know which on my email
settings is using?
 
One more thing...under User Profiles there are only 2 selections. What
about all those folders like "administrator" and "all users", etc.?
 
Eddie:

Here's a quick lesson on the registry:

1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList - a list of all KNOWN accounts known to system
2. Read the ProfileImagePath value for each account ... this is the
Documents and Settings\.... value.
3. HKEY_USERS has a list of all active accounts in the current Windows
session.
4. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\CLSID (e.g.,
{D8747507-63B4-4F18-B845-2BD138E0B92E}) current users E-Mail Identity - see
the Username value.
5.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders - contains the pathname for the All Users user ... from here you can
determine what folder is the active All Users folder.

A 'Normal' layout for a clean Windows XP system is:

1. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
2. C:\Documents and Settings\Default User
3. C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator
4. C:\Documents and Settings\NetworkService
5. C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService
6. C:\Documents and Settings\[USERNAME] ... normally your login name.

If you do not show additional users in Control Panel | User Accounts, then
the remaining folders are extraneous.
If you do see additional Users ... but they didn't show in ProfileList
(which is highly unlikely), delete them.

Do the following:

1. Open Event Viewer and clear all the logs
2. Move extraneous folders to some other area of disk (C:\Temp ????)
3. Reboot
4. Open Event Viewer and see if you have any errors in the logs
(Application, Security, System)
5. Use the network ... make sure everything still works.

If after about a week everything still works, remove the folders saved off
(or burn them to CD).
 
Hi Eddie,

Leave them alone, then. You need Adminstrator and you need All Users.

If you attempt to consolidate, you will run into major problems.
 
Lawrence J. Gardner said:
Eddie:
Click to expand...
A 'Normal' layout for a clean Windows XP system is:

1. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
2. C:\Documents and Settings\Default User
3. C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator
4. C:\Documents and Settings\NetworkService
5. C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService
6. C:\Documents and Settings\[USERNAME] ... normally your login name.
Click to expand...

If I have 3 different Default User.xxx, localservice.xxx, etc. how do I know
which one to keep? And for the [username] there are 2 different ones...how
do I know which is the main, currently used one?
If you do not show additional users in Control Panel | User Accounts, then
the remaining folders are extraneous.
If you do see additional Users ... but they didn't show in ProfileList
(which is highly unlikely), delete them.

Do the following:

1. Open Event Viewer and clear all the logs
2. Move extraneous folders to some other area of disk (C:\Temp ????)
3. Reboot
4. Open Event Viewer and see if you have any errors in the logs
(Application, Security, System)
5. Use the network ... make sure everything still works.
Click to expand...

Where is Event Viewer?
 
Eddie: I agree...Absolutely...DON'T MESS WITH THOSE FILES.
Unless you really want to screw your machine to the nth.

Doug W.
 
Eddie:

The consensus is for you to ignore this. If YOU want any further
help/advice, pls let me know and I will continue.
 
thecreator said:
Hi Eddie,

Leave them alone, then. You need Adminstrator and you need All Users.

If you attempt to consolidate, you will run into major problems.
Click to expand...

But if I have 3 Adminsitrator folders (administrator,
administrator.000, and administrator.001) can't I find the one with the
most recent "date modified" and copy all of the data in the sub-folders
to that one, then move the others to a TEMP folder (in case I mess
things up and need to move them back)?
 
Hi Eddie,

If this is truly bothering you, then I would suggest that you back up
your E-mails, Favorites, Address Book, and My Documents Folder or copy them
to another partition. Then using your Windows XP Home Edition or
Professional Edition CD Disk, reformat and reinstall Windows XP.

This will give you a clean reinstall of Windows XP and make sure you
have handy, the device drivers for your devices, so you can reinstall them.
Disconnect your external devices, until you finished reinstalling Windows
XP.

I can't tell you which Admins to remove. You can't combine them.

Procedure to Reinstall Windows XP!

If you want to save any files, make a backup of those files off the Hard
Drive and proceed.

0. - Turn off the printer.
1. - Go into Computer Bios and Set Defaults and Exit, if you know how.
Make sure the Boot Order is set to Boot to CD-Rom Drive First.
2. - Insert Windows XP CD into CD-Rom Drive.
3. - Reboot the computer. Press a Key to boot from the CD.
4. - Welcome to Setup.
5. - Reinstall XP - Press Enter
6. - F8 - I Agree
7. - Esc: Don't Repair
8. - Select Partition to Install Windows XP on.
Use UP and DOWN ARROW Keys to Highlight Partition.
9. - Press Enter.
10. - Press C to Continue.
11. - Highlight the Action You Want To Take.
Type of Format you want to perform.
12. - I selected Format The Partition using the Fat File System.
13. - Then Press Enter to Continue
14. - Warning Message
15. - Press F
16. - To Continue To Format Partition with the FAT32 File System.
17. - Press Enter.
18. - Now it formats.
19. - After Formatting It Checks The Drive.
20. - Then Copies files to partition.
21. - Now it Reboots to Windows XP. Don't press a key to boot to CD.
22. - And now it installs Windows XP.
23. - You need to be here now.
24. - Starts at 39 Minutes to Complete.
25. - At 33 minutes, you need to set Time and Time Zone.
26. - And Enter The Product Key.
27. - At 29 minutes, you need to pick the Network.
28. - Now wait for Reboot and you are done.
 
thecreator said:
Hi Eddie,

If this is truly bothering you, then I would suggest that you back up
your E-mails, Favorites, Address Book, and My Documents Folder or copy them
to another partition. Then using your Windows XP Home Edition or
Professional Edition CD Disk, reformat and reinstall Windows XP.
Click to expand...

Ok...last question...where are my emails to back them up?
 
Hi Eddie,

You need to go into Folder Options. Click on View. Dot Show hidden files
and folders. Click Apply then OK. You can access Folder Options thru the
Control Panel or Explore under Tools.

C:\Documents and Settings\Eddie\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities

All your Store Folders are located in Identities. After you finish
restoring XP, restore the Backup. Now, you will need to change the Store
Folder within Outlook Express, to your present Store Folder. This way, you
don't need to Import the Emails to a new Store Folder.

Remember, you want to switch, not move, your present Store Folder to a
new location. Read the instructions carefully, as you not mess up the
switch. But you have a Backup to fall back on.
 
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