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06-26-2007
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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? |
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06-27-2007
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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... > 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? |
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06-27-2007
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| | Re: deleting user accounts yes, i am the only administrator account, and only other account "Christopher Norris" wrote: > 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... > > 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? > |
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06-28-2007
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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: > 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? |
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06-28-2007
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 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 Hope this helps, Shawn |
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