From: Ron Badour <rwbadour@texas.net>
To: Harry <>
Subject: Re: Control Panel Users
Date: August 18, 1998 10:51 PM

Harry wrote:
>
> My son recently used the Users in the Control Panel to set up his own
> profile. He then decided to delete the password, profile etc. However it
> seems that he is unable to do so. any suggestions on how to get rid of an
> unwanted User profile short of doing a complete reinstall of Win98?
>
> thanks Harry Ohrn

Microsoft Knowledge Base

 How to Disable and Delete User Profiles

 Last reviewed: November 15, 1996
 Article ID: Q156826

 The information in this article applies to:

    * Microsoft Windows 95

 IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the
registry.
 Before you edit the registry, you should first make a backup copy of
the
 registry files (System.dat and User.dat). Both are hidden files in the
 Windows folder.

 SUMMARY

 This article describes how to disable and remove user profiles.

 MORE INFORMATION

 Note that following the steps in this article will disable and remove
 user profiles. All users of the Windows 95-based computer will see the
 same desktop and menus.

 Disabling User Profiles

   1. Restart the computer. At the Windows logon screen, click Cancel.

   2. In Control Panel, double-click Passwords.

   3. On the User Profiles tab, click "All users of this PC use the same
      preferences and desktop," and then click OK.

   4. When you are prompted to restart the computer, do so.

 Removing Existing User Profiles

 NOTE: For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing
 Keys And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
Note
 that you should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat
and
 User.dat) before you edit the registry.

 WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems
 that may require you to reinstall Windows 95. Microsoft cannot
guarantee
 that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can
be
 solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

   1. Use Registry Editor to remove the appropriate <user name> keys
from
      the following registry key:

          
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
            ProfileLst\<username>

      To remove all profiles, remove the ProfileLst key.

      When you are done, quit Registry Editor.

   2. Double-click My Computer.

   3. On the View menu, click Options.

   4. On the View tab, click Show All Files, and then click OK.

   5. Use My Computer or Windows Explorer to remove the appropriate
      Windows\Profiles\<user name> folders.

      To remove all profiles, remove the Windows\Profiles folder.

      
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Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP Desktop Systems
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