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I only want the administrator account. Is called hp_administrator. I have
transferred all program folders to that account from All Users and
Administrator. Can I now delete the "All Users" and "Administrator" folders
safely?

 

[Malke]

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ADKR wrote:

> I only want the administrator account. Is called hp_administrator. I
> have transferred all program folders to that account from All Users
> and
> Administrator. Can I now delete the "All Users" and "Administrator"
> folders safely?

No. Those are system folders and you should leave them alone. It is also
not good practice to do what you have done. It is better to create a
user account for yourself and leave the built-in administrator account
as a failsafe. If you decide you want to do this, here is a link
explaining how to copy a user account.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811151

Of course, if you want to run as administrator and have only the one
account, that is your choice. But if that account gets messed up and/or
corrupted, you won't have anything to fall back on.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

 

[Guest]

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Thanks for the information and suggestion.

"Malke" wrote:

> ADKR wrote:
>
> > I only want the administrator account. Is called hp_administrator. I
> > have transferred all program folders to that account from All Users
> > and
> > Administrator. Can I now delete the "All Users" and "Administrator"
> > folders safely?
>
> No. Those are system folders and you should leave them alone. It is also
> not good practice to do what you have done. It is better to create a
> user account for yourself and leave the built-in administrator account
> as a failsafe. If you decide you want to do this, here is a link
> explaining how to copy a user account.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811151
>
> Of course, if you want to run as administrator and have only the one
> account, that is your choice. But if that account gets messed up and/or
> corrupted, you won't have anything to fall back on.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>