Removing an account

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Stephen Ford

I want to remove an account but wonder about accessing files already
created.

I created an "Admin" account before I realised how to access the
Administrator account (Ctrl+Alt+Del x 2).

Now Admin is superfluous. If I delete Admin and use Administrator instead,
what sort of things might become a problem?

Stephen Ford
 
Stephen

Does this help:

How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811151

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Hope this helps.

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Stephen said:
I want to remove an account but wonder about accessing files already
created.

I created an "Admin" account before I realised how to access the
Administrator account (Ctrl+Alt+Del x 2).

Now Admin is superfluous. If I delete Admin and use Administrator instead,
what sort of things might become a problem?

Stephen Ford
Click to expand...

You should not use the Administrator account for day to day activities.
It should be kept as a backup in case something hoses (technical term)
the working account. All day to day activities should be done with
either a limited account or another account with admin privileges. Even
with a limited account you should have another account with admin
privileges.
 
You should not use the Administrator account for day to day activities. It
should be kept as a backup in case something hoses (technical term) the
working account. All day to day activities should be done with either a
limited account or another account with admin privileges. Even with a
limited account you should have another account with admin privileges.
Click to expand...

Point taken. I was thinking "minimalist and tidy", but maybe not very safe.

Cheers
Stephen
 

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