Re: Why so many My Docs?

Thanks Patrick for your input, very to the point. Yes, the Owner folder
accnt was installed by a technician and it is my main account as described
in the post above. It is very useful to learn the Administrator in XP Home
can only be seen in safe mode, since I see it in my Pro version and that the
extra user folders take up little space.

Regards, Joan

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"Patrick Keenan" <test@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Joan" <josie63@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks to this ng I have found solutions and answers to many questions
across time, it is a great resource .
Here are a few more questions:

- If I am the sole user and administrator( owner) of my XP SPF2 desktop
computer, can I get rid of the various user folders (All Users, Default
user, Owner)? Delete them? Are there any risks in doing so?


You cannot or should not remove the All Users or Default Users folder
structures. These are system folders; the Default User is used basically
as a template for creating new accounts, and by itself takes very little
space. All Users similarly uses little space, and mostly holds things
like shortcuts to programs that will be available to every user account on
the system.

There should also be an Administrator account which you must not delete
(and shouldn't be able to delete) or disable, and should not use for
regular tasks. Keep it for emergency system maintenance.

The Owner account was created by whoever installed your system, probably
in the original image. If you aren't actually using that account, yes,
you can delete that one. But first, be certain that there is *no* data
in it that you actually wanted to keep.



- Does the answer apply also to XP Professional Media Center, which I
have in my laptop?

Yes. This applies to all XP versions. In XP Home, Adminstrator is only
available in Safe Mode.

HTH
-pk


- How can I make My Computer be expanded to show all drives when I open
Windows Explorer?

Thanks, Joan






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