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06-26-2007, 10:58 PM
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 deleting user accounts Hi, i had extra accounts on my laptop which i removed using the user account page in the control panel. however they still appear in my user folder. i try to delte the files but the wont, either saying they are in use or that i dont have permission. does anyone know how to remove them? | Guest
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06-27-2007, 06:51 AM
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| Re: deleting user accounts Are you an administrator account? If you are not Windows will not allow you to remove folders of other users. "bluesocks" <bluesocks@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BC63E868-D580-45DB-85FC-E71C08DAB394@microsoft.com... Quote:
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06-27-2007, 07:48 AM
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| Re: deleting user accounts yes, i am the only administrator account, and only other account "Christopher Norris" wrote: Quote:
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06-29-2007, 01:20 AM
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| RE: deleting user accounts Try taking ownership of the folder(s), give yourself full access to them, and delete them. Fun Fact!: Pressing the Shift key while selecting to delete the file will make it bypass the recycle bin and erase it from your machine alltogether. "bluesocks" wrote: Quote:
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06-29-2007, 03:27 AM
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| Re: deleting user accounts Here's a link for how to take ownership of an item. 'http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67717-take-ownership-file.html?ltr=T' (http://tinyurl.com/396hb4) Hope this helps, Shawn -- brink *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.* '_www.Vistax64.com_' (http://www.vistax64.com/www.Vistax64.com) *Please post feedback to help others.* | Guest
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