Win7- Remove all 'user' profiles

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ecltwo

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How do I completely remove all 'user' profiles from Win7...?

EXCEPT for the admin of course, i.e., back to the times when ONE person - ONE computer were the norm... NO other profiles were needed or necessary.

Reason, I am having a horrible time with a used computer I purchased which has multiple profiles, directories, etc. which I can't get around... I especially want to wipe out the Libraries aspects of Win7.

An OLD (76+yrs) computer user... PRE- 'Home' computers... back in early '60's Cut my teeth on IBM360 w/ machine language basic
 
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bicycle_repair_man

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I always recommend that a second-hand computer be wiped and have a clean OS installed on it. You avoid the possibility of dealing with a fragmented OS, not to mention viruses, malware and other nasties.

As Windows came pre-installed, the previous owner should have provided a product key for it.
 
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ecltwo

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Unfortunately, I didn't do that...

The new to me, laptop was clean except for the operating system setup... Win7 yes, GREAT...

HOWEVER, like a fool I didn't have time to study its configuration since I had been down for almost a week... with NO WORK DONE! which in my business Oilfield Drilling Equipment Failure Analysis 'Expert' is a disaster itself -------->>

Worldwide for over 45+ yrs... Six full circle around-the-world trips, 200+ trans Atlantic, 200+ trans Pacific, offshore at the bottom of Brazil, Capetown South Africa, and into Arctic Circle, out of the USA for a total of more than 18+yrs, longest stint UK- Aberdeen for 9+yrs, 2+yrs In South East Asia (Singapore), shortest international trip was Houston-Offshore Indian Ocean-Houston - 4days (1-2-1) total, portal to portal... past 18mo, Canada three times, China twice, Mexico, Columbia, and Singapore each once...

<<<-------- since I am 'on call', and therefore, contacted 24-7-365. My home phone is Skype since it works anywhere just as if I am 'really' @ home.

My ONLY tools are my brain, computers (I usually carry three of these), 3-4 external HD's, Cameras, a couple of explosion proof flashlights, and my steel-toed boots (most offshore rigs don't stock anything large enough for me 13+)...

Hence, my desire to have a 'raw', single user setup on my current primary machine, with NO FUNNY STUFF LIBRARIES

Ed
 
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