Xp User Accounts

DoggyDelicious · Post by **DoggyDelicious** » 20-10-04, 8:31 pm

How do I just get rid of them completely?

I mean I don't have to sign on or anything......... but still I get my documents and settings seperated into my name and guests and shared folders and all that crap.
Guest accounts are turned off, so I don't understand why it does that in the first place

Post by **v0id** » 20-10-04, 8:49 pm

Administrative Tools >> Computer Managemnets >> Local Usergroups

Delete the ones you don't want

You should end up with your own user account, and All users in your Documents and Settings folder..

This is because XP has built in low level (Guest) and Administrator accts so you should just disable the guest acct, and set a password for Administrator (Yes quite a few peeps forget to do the latter

, try it press Ctrl+alt+del twice at the welcome screen, enter Administrator as the u/name & just click OK )

Post by **T-Boyd** » 20-10-04, 11:02 pm

Admin password?

But, of course!!

And DD........LOVE your siggy!!

DoggyDelicious · Post by **DoggyDelicious** » 21-10-04, 1:38 am

well I went to delete the guest account, but it said the account was 141MB

what is this imaginary guest hiding in there?

My PC is a mess

....... I need to reformat.......but I'm chicken

Post by **v0id** » 21-10-04, 10:23 am

well I went to delete the guest account, but it said the account was 141MB :o

The guest acct, has the settings.. well of a guest, even when turned off via the cpanel, but 149Mb

My PC is a mess :( ....... I need to reformat.......but I'm chicken :x

Do it Do it.

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Post by **T-Boyd** » 21-10-04, 10:41 pm

My PC is a mess :( ....... I need to reformat.......but I'm chicken :x

Me, too...I'm soooo afraid I'll lose something I really want!

I was able to change my files from FAT to NTFS so I could compress 'em, but I don't think they compressed......gained very little space.....

DoggyDelicious · Post by **DoggyDelicious** » 23-10-04, 5:23 pm

I was able to change my files from FAT to NTFS so I could compress 'em, but I don't think they compressed......gained very little space.....

well you're one step ahead of me, because you understand what you actually just said

I was actually all ready to attempt to reformat this weekend........ now I can't find the original discs for my PC

Post by **v0id** » 23-10-04, 7:10 pm

ORIGINAL disks. And err check for updates, for drivers and shit

As for converting to NTFS, get Partition Magic 8, but it doesn't compress a drive, it's just a secure file system..... Only 1 out of my 3 drives is NTFS'ed

DoggyDelicious · Post by **DoggyDelicious** » 24-10-04, 4:46 am

backing up is so much fun.........especially when you don't have a DVD burner

I think I might just take a hammer to it instead

Post by **v0id** » 24-10-04, 12:29 pm

backing up is so much fun.........especially when you don't have a DVD burner :x

Do you have a 2nd Harddrive

DoggyDelicious · Post by **DoggyDelicious** » 24-10-04, 8:06 pm

Yes thats full too

^_^ · Post by **^_^** » 05-12-04, 2:09 am

External hard drives are sooo nice.
Circus City had a Western Digital about 6 months ago, $70 after rebates for an 80GB USB2