Re: Removing user accounts

m.staehly_at_gmx.de
Date: 07/09/04


Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 18:36:31 +0200


...just delete the user in the control panel - not on the filesystem...
Regards,
m.staehly@gmx.de

"Rich_RRCC" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:2a07601c465d0$6a420110$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I was wondering if there was a difference in how user
> accounts are removed in Windows XP? When I use the
> account manager in the control panel the user's prfile
> folder still appears in the Documents and Settings folder
> and the user profile changes to user unknown in the user
> profiles section of System Properties (under the advanced
> tab.)
>
> When I remove a user profile using the user profile
> section in System properties (under the advanced tab) the
> user's profile is removed from the System properties
> section, the user's profile folder is removed from the
> Documents and Settings folder, but I still have to remove
> the user from the user manager in control panel.
>
> What is the difference in these methods? Removing a user
> from the System Properties seems cleaner.



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