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deleting user accounts
  1. 26 Jun 2007 #1


    bluesocks Guest

    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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  2. 27 Jun 2007 #2


    Christopher Norris Guest

    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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  3. 27 Jun 2007 #3


    bluesocks Guest

    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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  4. 28 Jun 2007 #4


    Kevin Hicks Guest

    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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  5. 28 Jun 2007 #5
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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

    Hope this helps,
    Shawn

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