Re: Administrator Account'

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"Summer1" <Summer1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hiya :)

I definitely have XP Pro.

I do not want to 'delete' data.

I want to make sure that I am being clear: I installed programs and
customized settings under Admin. Since I should not be signed in as Admin
on
a regular basis, I created a 'User profile but then realized that I had to
'copy' my progrtams from Admin.

Actually you don't have to do this. You only need a *shortcut* to the
program, you do not have to copy the program itself, and there is a big
difference between a shortcut and a program.

You could have no shortcuts at all, and just use the command prompt to
navigate and launch programs. The inconvenience of that approach will
show you why shortucts exist.

Even if you reinstall to the new user account, as long as you use the same
destination folders, there is no real increase in drive space use.

Applications that are aware of user accounts (like MS Office apps) will
sometimes want you to enter a little bit of information the first time you
run them under a new account.

Now I have 'two' accounts with the 'exact'
same info-Isn't that taking up space?

If you've done what I suspect you've done, copying shortcuts, it's an
insignificantly small amount of space. These files generally take up the
smallest amount of disk space a file can; on my system, a shortcut is under
700 bytes and takes 4K of drive space.

Settings files also tend to be very small. Frankly, this just isn't worth
your time.

If the shortcuts are in the All Users desktop folder, there's only one copy
of the shortcut for all users. Anything specific to those apps and user
accounts will still apply - it doesn't matter where the shortcut is, it
matters what account it's run under.

HTH
-pk





"Malke" wrote:

Summer1 wrote:

I should have added that I am using Windows XP Pro with Service Pack 3
and
IE 7.

"Summer1" wrote:

I am the only one using this computer and it has two accounts:
Admninistrator and User.

When I bought this pre-owned computer, it was signed in as an
'Administrator' (which I did not know at the time).

I installed programs and customized settings under this account. When
I
realized that it should all be under the 'User Account,' I copied
everything but now have 'duplicate' files on both accounts, taking up
unnecessary space.

How do I delete programs on the Administrator' account and go back to
the
'original' Windows XP settings before I customized them or should
programs be installed/settings be customized in Administrator mode?


You do not delete programs under user accounts. Programs are global. You
can
delete *data* from the Administrator's My Documents if you have
duplicated
it in your own user account's My Documents. You can also run CCleaner in
the Administrator account to get rid of temporary files. Caveat: do not
use
the registry tools or any of the other tools in CCleaner or there is a
good
possibility you will break your system. Just use it to get rid of
temporary
and Temporary Internet Files. There is no need to play about with any
settings in that account since no one will be using it and any settings
such as browser favorites take up basically no room.

To access the Administrator account simply log into it from the Welcome
Screen. Do whatever you need to do and then log back out and into your
regular account. If you can't see the Administrator account on the
Welcome
Screen, since you have XP Pro:

At the Welcome Screen do Ctrl-Alt-Del twice to get the classic logon box.
Enter "Administrator" (without the quotes of course) for the username and
whatever password you assigned. If you didn't assign a password, leave
that
field blank and hit Enter.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ




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