http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: Windows vista, Deleteing user- en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:18:28 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/windows-vista-deleteing-user-#post-42174 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:36:21 +0000 jd2066 42174@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>&gt; I want to delete it because it seems like my computer thinks that im not the Administrator<br /> This is the issue we should figure out. It would be a lot easier to change your account to have Administrator access then delete account idea you listed.<br /> Why is it you think you don't have Administrator access? I ask in part because Windows Vista locks things down so that even Administrator's can't do certain things by default like change system files with Windows Explorer. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/windows-vista-deleteing-user-#post-42035 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:43:32 +0000 Bartman 42035@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>My suggestion would be to delete all other accounts and use your administrator account and remove the<br /> password. That will skip the logon screen when you turn on your computer. Yes, once you delete an account<br /> it's erased from the system. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/windows-vista-deleteing-user-#post-42033 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:32:48 +0000 Lighthouse 42033@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>jickshick. You must have at least 1 user on your system. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/windows-vista-deleteing-user-#post-42032 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:25:59 +0000 jickshick 42032@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>thanks guys, but what is most inportant is if i just clicked delete account "james" (my name) would everything on it remain on the harddrive and just fall into the "main" account or would it all be deleted ? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/windows-vista-deleteing-user-#post-42031 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:20:17 +0000 Lighthouse 42031@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Bartman. If it works for you. Then recommend it.<br /> I now run mine with 2 users (1 for testing purposes)<br /> But it's all autologon</p> <p>Edit. and yes. It was a good suggestion. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/windows-vista-deleteing-user-#post-42030 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:14:55 +0000 Bartman 42030@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>My idea, if you saw before edit, wouldn't "really" be a bad idea, would it? For a comp with a single user.<br /> I normally run mine that way without problems, but I wasn't sure about recommending it to anyone. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/windows-vista-deleteing-user-#post-42029 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:07:57 +0000 Lighthouse 42029@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I have UAC removed from my system, I was just going on memory. Maybe someone can confirm my last post. Thankyou. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/windows-vista-deleteing-user-#post-42024 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:52:14 +0000 Bartman 42024@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Lighthouse: If you're asking me I don't know, I never mess with UAC. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/windows-vista-deleteing-user-#post-42023 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:45:52 +0000 Lighthouse 42023@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Can't you skip the logon screen with a setting in UAC control (Control Panel &gt; User Accounts) ? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/windows-vista-deleteing-user-#post-42021 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:40:46 +0000 Bartman 42021@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Edit: </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/windows-vista-deleteing-user-#post-42012 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:24:48 +0000 whs 42012@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>You can create a new administrator account. Any normal user account you can delete any time (from an admin account), but there should be an admin account at all times. So it is somehow catch 22. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/windows-vista-deleteing-user-#post-41976 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:13:29 +0000 jickshick 41976@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Hello thank's in advance for any help,</p> <p> I was just wondering if somone could tell me this, If I was to delete my "user" on windows vista &#38; there is only one user on my computer and that is mine, I want to delete it because it seems like my computer thinks that im not the Administrator &#38; I thought that if I deleted the account there would be no excuse to not think I am the admin for there would be no other account's, Also if this will not delete any of my files or programs how would I delete my current user so that when I turn on the computer it go's straight to desktop instead of the login window.</p> <p>Thank's for any help. </p>