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re: Is it OK to delete the default user? Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 2:28 am Posted by phantom (5661 messages posted) That is supposed to bea hidden folder. that way for a reason. Heck I have 5 users including default user, and I am the only person on my On Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 12:10 am, Will wrote: >Hi I'm trying to un-clutter my XP a little. In windows explorer I see users listed >as... "All Users", "Default User", and (me) "My Name". I understand how the "All >Users" is needed. Of course I want to keep my own account, "My Name". Is it ok >to delete the "Default User"? Default user doesn't seem to be needed, all its folders >are empty. I want to delete it, can I do so without causing any sort of programming >errors? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Is it OK to delete the default user? Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 2:32 am Posted by phantom (5661 messages posted) I sure screwed up the spacing on that reply. Anyway it is supposed to be ahidden folder. That way for a reason. I would leave it. Heck I have 5 users including the default user. I am the sole owner of the machine and no other person has ever been on it. On Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 12:10 am, Will wrote: >Hi I'm trying to un-clutter my XP a little. In windows explorer I see users listed >as... "All Users", "Default User", and (me) "My Name". I understand how the "All >Users" is needed. Of course I want to keep my own account, "My Name". Is it ok >to delete the "Default User"? Default user doesn't seem to be needed, all its folders >are empty. I want to delete it, can I do so without causing any sort of programming >errors? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Is it OK to delete the default user? Monday, January 19, 2004 at 8:45 am Posted by phantom (5661 messages posted) I don't see any advantage of having more that one user, but I don't know if it would be safe to remove any. Windows sometimes gets temperamental. I have seen cases where Administrator couldn't even do what it should be able to do. Someone much wiser than I would have to answer the question. I personally have enough space that I don't worry about it. On Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 2:32 am, phantom wrote: >I sure screwed up the spacing on that reply. Anyway it is supposed to be ahidden >folder. That way for a reason. I would leave it. Heck I have 5 users including the >default user. I am the sole owner of the machine and no other person has ever been >on it. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Is it OK to delete the default user? Monday, January 19, 2004 at 7:53 pm Posted by Bob Crenshaw (3 messages posted) Wait!!! Stop!!!!! The Default User folder contains the default registry settings that are applied when a new user logs on. Leave that folder alone. And please hide hidden files so you don't try to delete any other important stuff. My Computer --> Tools --> Folder Options --> View --> Do not show hidden files and folders. On Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 12:10 am, Will wrote: >Hi I'm trying to un-clutter my XP a little. In windows explorer I see users listed >as... "All Users", "Default User", and (me) "My Name". I understand how the "All >Users" is needed. Of course I want to keep my own account, "My Name". Is it ok >to delete the "Default User"? Default user doesn't seem to be needed, all its folders >are empty. I want to delete it, can I do so without causing any sort of programming >errors? [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum