user profile setup

[A. Toczko]

Hello. I bought a second-hand computer from a company, and user profile
information is still in place. This is the information I have collected
from the 'users profiles' in 'system properties':

account unknown 4.21 MB
account unknown 61.3 MB
ABC\user10 3.46 MB
PC10\name1 57.8 MB
pc10\name2 936 KB

The computer is on domain 'ABC', and I have the logon password for the
account ABC\user10, and I do not have the Administrator password.

I would like to set up this pc for my own user name, get the familiar logon
screen back (without using ctl/alt/del to start), and ensure that I don't
mess up the pc or lock myself out in the process. How should I proceed?
Thanks.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You need to perform a "clean install" of Windows XP.

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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"A. Toczko" wrote:

| Hello. I bought a second-hand computer from a company, and user profile
| information is still in place. This is the information I have collected
| from the 'users profiles' in 'system properties':
|
| account unknown 4.21 MB
| account unknown 61.3 MB
| ABC\user10 3.46 MB
| PC10\name1 57.8 MB
| pc10\name2 936 KB
|
| The computer is on domain 'ABC', and I have the logon password for the
| account ABC\user10, and I do not have the Administrator password.
|
| I would like to set up this pc for my own user name, get the familiar logon
| screen back (without using ctl/alt/del to start), and ensure that I don't
| mess up the pc or lock myself out in the process. How should I proceed?
| Thanks.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Hello. I bought a second-hand computer from a company, and user
profile information is still in place. This is the information I
have collected from the 'users profiles' in 'system properties':

account unknown 4.21 MB
account unknown 61.3 MB
ABC\user10 3.46 MB
PC10\name1 57.8 MB
pc10\name2 936 KB

The computer is on domain 'ABC', and I have the logon password for the
account ABC\user10, and I do not have the Administrator password.

I would like to set up this pc for my own user name, get the familiar
logon screen back (without using ctl/alt/del to start), and ensure
that I don't mess up the pc or lock myself out in the process. How
should I proceed? Thanks.

Truthfully - you should format the system and start fresh - never trust a
second hand computer.