How to delete a user's account.


  1. kenz5103
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    How to delete a user's account.


    On my wife's machine she was having all types of problems, so I backed up her user directory and all it's data. I then went to UAC and deleted her standard user account, clicking yes to delete all folders and files. Just leaving my admin account and a guest account. After a defrag and reboot her user directory is still showing up in Explorer but not in UAC. How can I totally clean her name out? Would like do do this before restoring any of her data and programs. Any thoughts or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
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  3. Brink
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    Hello Kenz,

    While logged into your admin account, you should also be able to right click on her deleted account's C:\Users\(user-name) folder and click on Delete to do so.

    Hope this helps,
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  4. kenz5103
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    Delete a user's account


    Thanks for the suggestion, however I have tried that and it doesn't work. Message similar to "file in use by system".
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  6. Brink
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    You could use the tutorial below to delete this user folder from within a command prompt at boot using your Windows 7 installation DVD. This way it will not be in use at boot, and you should be allowed to delete it.

    Folder - Delete from Command Prompt

    You would use a command similar to this below, but just substitute user-name with the actual user folder's name.

    RD /S /Q "C:\Users\user-name"
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  7. kenz5103
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    Deleteing a User


    Brink,
    Tried you suggestion last night and "she is gone". Thanks much, I had forgotten about the good ol' DOS commands, so rarely use them anymore. Again thanks a bunch
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  8. Brink
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    You're most welcome Ken. I'm happy to hear that it's gone now for you. :)
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