Re: Deleting Multiple Users

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OK - I sure can do that.

BTW, I found and installed the .net framework thing, after doing a restore
point. Don't know what it does - but we can get to that in due time.. (I
can also deleted it, of course.)

I'll get back to you
Thx
Dave

"Larry Samuels" <larry@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23dqi4kX1FHA.3524@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Hi Dave,
|
| Don't worry about the other accounts--those only exist if the relevant
| program(s) are installed.
|
| With all the freaky things going on with your PC it was probably trying to
| recreate the super administrator account when it appeared to be frozen.
Try
| the safe mode Administrator again, but allow it more time. I have seen it
| take 30 minutes or more to get to a working desktop on hosed systems.
|
| We have to get into that account (the true administrator account) to make
| the changes.
|
| If it does not boot to the Administrator account in Safe Mode after 30
| minutes to an hour, reboot the system and use System Restore to go back to
| the oldest restore point that works. Start with the oldest SR point you
have
| and work forward until you find a working SR point if that one fails to
| restore. What I am trying to do by doing this is to get you to a place
where
| the Administrator account works in Safe Mode.
|
| --
| Larry Samuels Associate Expert
| MS-MVP (2001-2005)
| Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
| http://pelos.us/SERVER.htm
| Expert Zone- www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
|
| "Dave" <djbahb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| news:OhnLOWX1FHA.3336@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > Good morning - glad to hear from you -
| >
| > Search finds nothing for ASP.NET, SQLDebugger, or Visual Studio.NET
| >
| > Got into Safe Mode w/o networking - took a couple of trys, but finally
| > worked. Defaults the Log On to OWNER, won't accept any changes. Did
| > manage
| > to type in Administrator once, screen stopped at Please Wait ---
"Logging
| > settings" Screen didn't freeze, the moving I'm-still-doing-something
| > indicator was moving, but never finished whatever it was doing (I waited
| > about 5 minutes.).
| >
| > Got into Safe Mode/command prompt OK. Great fun cruising around the old
| > dir, cd.., etc commands.
| >
| > That's it. Hope this gives you some ideas.
| >
| > Dave
| >
| >
| > "Larry Samuels" <larry@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:%234dP86W1FHA.164@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | Hi Dave,
| > |
| > | The list of users is normal, except you should also have an ASP.NET
| > account
| > | if you have .NET framework installed and a SQLDebugger account if you
| > have
| > | Visual Studio .NET installed.
| > |
| > | What worries me more is the inability to work in Safe Mode. Try
booting
| > to
| > | regular Safe Mode (without networking) and log into the Administrator
| > | account. We need access to that account to make the necessary
| > | changes/deletions.
| > |
| > | Post back the results of trying to get into that account without
locking
| > up.
| > |
| > | --
| > | Larry Samuels Associate Expert
| > | MS-MVP (2001-2005)
| > | Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
| > | http://pelos.us/SERVER.htm
| > | Expert Zone- www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
| > | "Dave" <djbahb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > | news:OpYEraO1FHA.1564@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | > My list of users seems to be growing - no idea why. Under
| > | > Explorer/Documents and Settings I now have Administrator, All Users,
| > | > David,
| > | > Default User, Guest and Owner.
| > | >
| > | > Can't wait to see what's in there tomorrow.
| > | >
| > | > Confused
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > "Larry Samuels" <larry@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > | > news:eVJ6iDl0FHA.460@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | > Hi Dave,
| > | >
| > | > I need you to do something for me.
| > | > Please boot to safe mode with networking
| > | >
| > | > I need a list of the following items as they are now:
| > | > 1>the full computer name
| > | > 2>the computer description
| > | > 3>the workgroup or domain (this sounds like useless info but domain
| > policy
| > | > overrides local policy if it is in effect)
| > | > 4>A list if all user accounts that appear in safe mode and a
separate
| > list
| > | > of all user accounts that appear in normal mode
| > | >
| > | > I also need:
| > | > 5>A list of the user accounts that were on the PC before you first
| > tried
| > | > changing the user names
| > | > 6>a list of user accounts that you have created/deleted or renamed
| > | >
| > | > Sorry for requesting all the info, but something strange is going on
| > that
| > | > is
| > | > hard to diagnose without physical access to the pc.The steps I
listed
| > | > earlier should have resolved the problem unless there is still an
| > account
| > | > I
| > | > am not aware of or a change was made that hasn't been mentioned.
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > Larry Samuels Associate Expert
| > | > MS-MVP (2001-2005)
| > | > Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
| > | > http://pelos.us/SERVER.htm
| > | > Expert Zone- www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|


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