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On my hand-me-down computer I have loaded a few new programs and started tweaking things.

I noticed under Docs & Settings the old user's name is there and under his \"Apps\" there are some of the programs I installed.

Can I delete the old user and all the folders?

I would still have \"Default\" and Owner although I don't see some of my installed programs under either name.

If I can't delete, can I rename?

He does not showup under \"Users\" in the Control Panel.

Yes.

Do not delete All Users.
Do not delete Default User.
Do not delete/rename the account you are logged in as.

Right click My Computer. Advanced Tab. User Profiles.

Edit: You may want to create a fresh new Admin account and start there. Although I have seen odd things crop up if you delete the admin account that was created during Windows setup.

Thanks. I might just start from scratch. The old user on there is bugging me and that way all would be new again.

If I \"repair\" from Winxp cd I assume it will keep the old users.

back up user content to disks and mail to the user who used to connect to that account.

thewolfe wrote:Thanks. I might just start from scratch. The old user on there is bugging me and that way all would be new again.

If I "repair" from Winxp cd I assume it will keep the old users.

Correct, repair preserves the existing user accounts and most of the settings. Just boot off the disk and do a new install with formating the drive (google how to back up windows activation so you can skip calling microsoft to get it reactivated).

Thanks for the help. I've done a clean install and all is looking well.