Re: Why do I have multiple HKEY_USERS but only one account?

My system has been running for three years without the LocalService and NetworkService accounts. They are NOT NEEDED on single-user systems, and in fact they negatively impact performance on such systems!

Isn't S-1-5-18 the normally-hidden Administrator account, the one you can only access in safe mode?

mhc

Lawrence J. Gardner wrote:
Yes, please remove those accounts and destroy your system. Here is the break-down:

.DEFAULT - the default user account used when creating a new user account

S-1-5-18 - the backup systemprofile account, also used when creating a new user account file/folder structure (e.g., %systemroot%\system32\config\systemprofile)

S-1-5-19 - LocalService account used in Services when creating processes at startup (e.g., %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\LocalService)
S-1-5-19-Classes - Classes associated with LocalService account

S-1-5-20 - NetworkService account used in Services when creating network processes (e.g., %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\NetworkService)
S-1-5-20-Classes - Classes associated with NetworkService account

S-1-5-21-1004336348-117609710-839522115-1004 - currently loaded User account - linked to HKEY_CURRENT_USER - more than likely you.
S-1-5-21-1004336348-117609710-839522115-1004-Classes - Classes associated with above account.

Check out the following key for explanation of accounts: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

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