Re: Can Not Delete User Account

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From: S.Sengupta (ssengupta__at_msn.com)
Date: 07/03/04 

Date: Sat, 03 Jul 2004 21:24:19 +0530

Hi,
you may try to disable that account,it will have the same effect.
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/lsm_disable_or_enable.mspx

regards,
ssg MS-MVP
pronetworks.org

agt53 wrote:

> Hello
>
> I am designated as the administrator and I am trying to delete a user
> account that I setup for an exchange student we had at our home for 10
> month. When I choose delete account my computer seems to go into a
> continuous looping cycle. I hear a sound, zsit,zsit,zsit,zsit, it
> pauses after the four beats then repeats itself endlessly. I cannot
> access task manager so I have to restart my computer to stop this
> cycling. I have gone into this account and deleted most of the files.
> But I can't delete two folder into the temprary internet folder. When I
> attempted to delete these folders the computer again goes in to that
> looping cycle complete with the noise I previously described.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated
>
> Thanks
>

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