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Kangaroo,
Keep having fun!
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:O3R7N4wBFHA.3592@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
Kangaroo <nobody@nospam.novirus> hunted and pecked:
> Wes, thanks again, I'll give systemprofile a bit of a cleanout and
> see what happens.
>
> Kangaroo
>
> "Wesley Vogel" <e-address suppressed> wrote in
> news:%23eKUxJtBFHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl
>
>> When I was running XP Home I deleted C:\Documents and Settings. Yes,
>> it's possible to do that. ;-) The whole enchillada. I recreated a
>> bunch of things from C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile.
>>
>> I finally bit the bullet and reinstalled. But I was curious if I
>> could resurrect a bunch of stuff and I did.
>>
>>
>> In news:OrHrr6lBFHA.2876@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
>> Kangaroo <nobody@nospam.novirus> hunted and pecked:
>>> Wes,
>>>
>>> Sorry, I should have been more forthcoming.
>>>
>>> I'm running an HP machine with OEM Windows XP Home.
>>>
>>> There's nothing fishy in systemprofile's Favorites or Start Menu,
>>> it's just that originally they looked very much the same as Default
>>> User.
>>>
>>> I concluded that either systemprofile was created from Default User,
>>> like any other new User, or that systemprofile was where things
>>> might have been stored during XP setup before Default User was
>>> created.
>>>
>>> I've already cleaned out some stuff I didn't want from Default User,
>>> and thought I'd clean the same stuff out of systemprofile.
>>>
>>> Given what you said about SID S-1-5-18, and that nobody can console
>>> logon to it, I can't see any reason to have anything in
>>> systemprofile's Favorites or Start menu.
>>>
>>> But then, XP isn't always based on reason.
>>>
>>> Kangaroo (Interested Reader).
>>>
>>> Vogel" <e-address suppressed> wrote in
>>> news:OZVym7hBFHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl
>>>
>>>> Interested Reader,
>>>>
>>>> I would not empty...
>>>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Start Menu
>>>> unless it looks like it has something fishy in there.
>>>>
>>>> In the past I've had to copy stuff from there for MY Start Menu.
>>>>
>>>> You can also empty the Favorites folder here...
>>>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Favorites
>>>>
>>>> I can't see the System adding items to the Favorites folder. I
>>>> can see the System using the Temp folder.
>>>>
>>>> Trojans, viruses or scumware is probably why one would have items
>>>> in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\config\systemprofile\Local Settings\Temp
>>>> or
>>>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Favorites
>>>>
>>>> %systemroot%\system32\config\systemprofile is SID S-1-5-18.
>>>>
>>>> SID is Security identifier. Security identifiers (SIDs) are
>>>> numeric values that identify a user or group.
>>>>
>>>> S-1-5-18 is An identity that is used locally by the operating
>>>> system and by services configured to log on as LocalSystem. A
>>>> service account that is used by the operating system.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In news:%23UXMjzeBFHA.3592@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl,
>>>> Kangaroo <nobody@nospam.novirus> hunted and pecked:
>>>>> Wes,
>>>>>
>>>>> What about
>>>>>
>>>>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Favorites and
>>>>>
>>>>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Start Menu
>>>>>
>>>>> Could they be emptied too ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Interested Reader
>>>>>
>>>>> "Wesley Vogel" <e-address suppressed> wrote in
>>>>> news:ucsuRNbBFHA.2112@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl
>>>>>
>>>>>> You can delete anything in the Temp folder in...
>>>>>> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\config\systemprofile\Local Settings\Temp
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\config\systemprofile\Local
>>>>>> Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If in doubt, reboot, then empty out the Temp folder.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> %systemroot%\System32\Config\SystemProfile. This profile is
>>>>>> always loaded, and is a link to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In news:AE4D654B-EB3A-4894-AD90-99C093EF4E95@microsoft.com,
>>>>>> DGS <DGS@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>>>>>> During a virus scan I discovered 1357 file, 78 folders in
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\config\systemprofile\Local Settings\Temp
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 231 MB (242,298,880 bytes)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Some of these files relate to programs not even on the
>>>>>>> computer anymore. I think they should be deleted by since
>>>>>>> there are in a hidden system directory I am cautious. Any
>>>>>>> help?
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