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Everyone who uses a Windows XP computer has to have an account - that's how
XP is setup.
Every installation of Windows XP has to have at least one active user
account. If there is only one user account, that user must be an
Administrator. That's why the sole Administrator cannot delete itself.
--
Ted Zieglar
"RFJ" <rfj1001@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:dOACd.276$3V3.217@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...
> Joan was correct in her post. I'm just trying to get back to where I was -
> to boot up directly into the administrator account and to have no other
> users (except the turned off guest account)
>
>
> "Ted Zieglar" <teddyz@notmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eSiWxEm8EHA.2568@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > From the Help and Support Center:
> >
> > "As a user with a computer administrator account, you can create,
delete,
> > and change all user accounts on the computer."
> >
> > Are there additional details we need to know?
> >
> > Ted Zieglar
> >
> > "RFJ" <rfj1001@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> > news:%BwCd.122$u_4.70@newsfe2-win.ntli.net...
> > > 'fraid I'd tried that already. There is no option to delete. The help
> says
> > > to delete that account I need to create another user with admin
rights,
> > > log
> > > onto it and then delete the first. That works but I'm then left with
> > > another
> > > user with admin rights that I can't delete
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Ted Zieglar" <teddyz@notmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:uUCn$ll8EHA.2600@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > >> Control Panel > User Accounts
> > >>
> > >> Ted Zieglar
> > >>
> > >> "RFJ" <rfj1001@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:u2vCd.33$u_4.1@newsfe2-win.ntli.net...
> > >> >I created a single new user account (username ABC) with
administrator
> > >> > privileges for a temporary purpose and I now want to delete it.
> > >> >
> > >> > I can access the original administrator account (username admin)
via
> > >> > AltCtrlDel but I'm not given the option of deleting ABC.
> > >> >
> > >> > Is there any way I can delete the ABC account and just have the
> > >> > original
> > >> > administrator account.
> > >> >
> > >> > I'm using XP Pro.
> > >> >
> > >> > TIA
> > >> >
> > >> > Rob
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
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