Re: Removing an old user

Nebulus wrote:

I bought a laptop from a neighbor this week, and after cleaning it up,
the only thing left is the folder in C:\Documents and Settings that
has his name.

Now, I've added myself as the admin and removed his user profil
comepletely, but I'm unable to delete that last folder because windows
says ntuser.dat is in use.

Is there a way to wipe that out, and what's the risk?

Also, is there a way to perform a global search/replace for his name
in the registry?


If I bought a used computer, the first thing I would do with it would be to
reinstall the operating system cleanly. You have no idea how the computer
has been maintained, what has been installed incorrectly, what is missing,
what viruses and spyware there may be, etc. I wouldn't want to live with
somebody else's mistakes and problems, possibility of kiddie porn, etc., and
I wouldn't recommend that anyone else do either.

But if you just want to change the "Registered to" name, you can do so by
editing HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\RegisteredOwner
with Regedit.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup


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