When I setup WinXP it forced me to make another account, so I did planning to delete it later. I just want one user, the administrator account and no other users. Unfortunately I cannot delete the other account I made (which is also an administrator), nor can I change it from being an administrator. It won't let me from the user accounts thingy in the control panel. How can I delete that other useless account?
I_Broke_My_Mhz -1 Light Poster
Zachery 43 The Geek Father Team Colleague
Doyou have a real reason to delete this new account? it is good pratice to always have a backup account that you can login to :)
I_Broke_My_Mhz -1 Light Poster
The longer the account stays there, the lower my IQ becomes. I don't know why it happes, but it just annoyes me so much and I want it to stop. I really want it to stop. It makes me so mad. GRRRRR and lol iz so @nn0yin h0\/\/ ju$T SITTING OMFG LOL my mom is angry with me and I can't play today :(
I have no use for the account, so I'd rather just have it out of there.
Catweazle 140 Grandad Team Colleague
No can do. The 'Administrator' account is a system one, and you need to have a user account to access the system. If it boots straight to Desktop you're fine. XP isn't designed to boot straight to the 'Administrator' account.
I_Broke_My_Mhz -1 Light Poster
The account I wanted to delete wasn't *the* admin, it was *a* admin. but I figured it out anyway, as soon as I rememberd WinXP = Win2k + some stuff. I went into administrator tools, then computer management, then the users folder and deleted the user I don't want.
Heh, I guess the ugly luna interface blinded me. Too many... colors....can't....think...
Zachery 43 The Geek Father Team Colleague
You need to remove it though the Computer Managment console then, and not the "user account" interaface.
Be a part of the DaniWeb community
We're a friendly, industry-focused community of developers, IT pros, digital marketers, and technology enthusiasts meeting, networking, learning, and sharing knowledge.