swishsticks
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My girlfriend logs on with her user name (Mary) at the XP Pro welcome screen. Hers is the only user name shown. In Control Panel/Windows Accounts she is listed as the only user.
In Windows Explorer (C:/Documents and Settings) there are four folders:
1. All Users
2. Config.msi (empty)
3. Default User
4. Ex-husband’s name (it used to be his computer, so somehow he is still around)
All the user data of my girlfriend is actually saved in folder four. Also:
a) At the top of the Windows Explorer tree the ‘My Documents folder’ points to Ex-husband’s ‘My Documents’ folder.
b) Later in the tree there is another folder called ‘Mary’s Documents’ which also points to Ex-husband’s ‘My Documents’ folder and contains the same files.
So my questions are:
1. Can I safely change folder four to my girlfriend's name? Should/can this be done in Windows Explorer, or somewhere else?
2. Can/should I delete the folder called ‘Mary’s Documents’ which simply reproduces the files in Ex-husband’s ‘My Documents’.
3. Can I safely delete the folders ‘All Users’ and ‘Default User’, which do not contain my girlfriend’s user data?
4. Can I safely delete the empty ‘Config.msi’ folder?
5. I would like to keep the ‘My Documents’ folder which shows at the top of the folder tree as it is convenient for my girlfriend to find.
I hope this makes sense. Any suggestions much appreciated.
Swish
In Windows Explorer (C:/Documents and Settings) there are four folders:
1. All Users
2. Config.msi (empty)
3. Default User
4. Ex-husband’s name (it used to be his computer, so somehow he is still around)
All the user data of my girlfriend is actually saved in folder four. Also:
a) At the top of the Windows Explorer tree the ‘My Documents folder’ points to Ex-husband’s ‘My Documents’ folder.
b) Later in the tree there is another folder called ‘Mary’s Documents’ which also points to Ex-husband’s ‘My Documents’ folder and contains the same files.
So my questions are:
1. Can I safely change folder four to my girlfriend's name? Should/can this be done in Windows Explorer, or somewhere else?
2. Can/should I delete the folder called ‘Mary’s Documents’ which simply reproduces the files in Ex-husband’s ‘My Documents’.
3. Can I safely delete the folders ‘All Users’ and ‘Default User’, which do not contain my girlfriend’s user data?
4. Can I safely delete the empty ‘Config.msi’ folder?
5. I would like to keep the ‘My Documents’ folder which shows at the top of the folder tree as it is convenient for my girlfriend to find.
I hope this makes sense. Any suggestions much appreciated.
Swish