Big Mess after creating new profile and deleting original profile

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  1. Posts : 71
    Vista 32bit
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       #11

    Macrium works for me. The Rescue disk boots into a Wizard . From there you chose the location of the image etc. Then it will complete the job of restoring the computer to the desired state. OK as backup I will create a system repair disk. So how about the original question of cleaning up the mess ?
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  2. Posts : 71
    Vista 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #12

    karlsnooks said:
    Now is that image of a stable or of an unstable system?
    It's an image of a stable system.
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  3. Posts : 10,200
    MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
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  4. Posts : 71
    Vista 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #14

    That's the last thing I want to do. I would try to move files around and delete the old user. IF all else fails I can always return to a earlier image of a stable system after I copy the important data files to a DVD.
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  5. Posts : 190
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    sportflyer said:
    That's the last thing I want to do. I would try to move files around and delete the old user. IF all else fails I can always return to a earlier image of a stable system after I copy the important data files to a DVD.
    I would try the following:

    1. Perform full system image backup (done)

    2. Copy the important files to a Flash Drive/other external storage(done?)

    3. Enable the built in admin account (if you haven't already; note that it's disabled by default)
    See Option A within the following link on how to enable this account:
    4. Log in with the built in admin account

    5. Delete all problematic profiles permanently
    Don't elect to save a copy of the user's data, etc. as this is why we transferred important files to an external location and did a full image backup.
    6. Reboot

    7. Log in as built in admin again

    8. Create a new profile for yourself
    Make sure this new profile is set up as an administrator on your machine
    9. Logoff built in admin

    10. Login with your new profile

    11. Disable the built in admin account
    Follow the same steps as you did to enable it but this time type net user administrator /active:no (notice this time it will be "/active:no" instead of "/active:yes")
    12. Set up folder locations the way you want them

    13. Copy your files back off the Flash Drive/other external storage to the desired folders within your new profile
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  6. Posts : 71
    Vista 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #16

    I will try as you described next week and advise results. Thanks
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  7. Posts : 10,200
    MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
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  8.    #18

    You may be confused because after you set up the owner's Admin level account during installation or OEM setup, that User cannot ever be completely deleted for security reasons. So until you're ready to reinstall it will hang around in places where you can just ignore it. Focus on your new account and setting it up correctly.

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  9. Posts : 71
    Vista 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #19

    I have done several clean installs in several computers so I am not afraid of it. However why do a clean Win7 reinstall when I made a good clean full disc image immediately after a clean install with all app software operational and all the folders are in the drives I wanted. All I need are the important personal files saved to an ext drive so I can then move them to the appropriate locations . Tks
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  10. Posts : 190
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #20

    karlsnooks said:
    Thanks, I was looking for something like that.

    @sportflyer:

    Let us know how it goes when you decide to follow through with the steps I posted. However, if that doesn't fix your issue then a clean re-install may be you best option, as gregrocker has suggested.
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