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XP Home User Accounts disappear
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To delete a user profile.
You must be logged on as a computer administrator in order to complete this procedure.
Open System in Control Panel.
On the Advanced tab, under User Profiles, click Settings.
Under Profiles stored on this computer, click the user profile you want to delete, and then click Delete.
To open System, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.
313877 - User Data Is Missing After You Delete a User Account
When you choose to delete a user account in the User Accounts tool in Control Panel, you receive the following prompt:
Do you want to keep User's files?
Before you delete User's account, Windows can automatically save the contents of User's desktop and My Documents folder to a new folder called User on your desktop. However, Windows cannot save User's e-mail messages, Internet favorites, and other settings.
You must be logged on as a computer administrator in order to complete this procedure.
Open System in Control Panel.
On the Advanced tab, under User Profiles, click Settings.
Under Profiles stored on this computer, click the user profile you want to delete, and then click Delete.
To open System, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.
313877 - User Data Is Missing After You Delete a User Account
When you choose to delete a user account in the User Accounts tool in Control Panel, you receive the following prompt:
Do you want to keep User's files?
Before you delete User's account, Windows can automatically save the contents of User's desktop and My Documents folder to a new folder called User on your desktop. However, Windows cannot save User's e-mail messages, Internet favorites, and other settings.
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