Windows Vista forum: Ownership of OS user

Oh I'm trying to avoid the registry it was just something i ran across and thought I'd try.

There's a file in her user folder that can't be moved or deleted. Which is appdata, and two other files that I'll add when i can manage to get logged back in as it would seem I have locked myself out LOL (GREAT).

Also, I thought i said something bout this but, she has no user acct. If I go to manage users accts. It just shows me and guest(which is off).

In your original post you said she had a C:/user/her name. That would be her account. Then you said you created your own ID, so now you would have a C:\users\your name. Under each of these you should see the My Documents and other libraries for each ID. You only want to copy My Documents, Pictures, Music, and Videos and nothing else. Once you've done that, you can do what you want with her stuff, delete it, leave there, rename it, or whatever. I don't know how her ID got deleted from the Users applet without deleting the folders (there is an option to leave them when deleting a user ID), but now hopefully you know what to do.

Good luck.

We're supposed to use the control panel to manage users. If you blow away an user's folder like that, then the account fails. Some might take that as an OS bug.
Bob

But it appears you want to do this the hard way. I don't do things the hard way.
Bob

Sure there are ways but it's treacherous. Even I would not do that!

I would create new accounts and move from the old to the new account then remove the old account.

Anything else would be a solo trip through the swamp.
Bob

Well it's vista and I'm not used to this OS sense I've been on XP for who knows how long. Plus her husband put a few Apps on there he knew I'd like, nothing to major, but I just know I should be able to make these changes and it's not working as I thought it would. Also I'm trying to familiarize myself with the difference between the two OS's. Which so far isn't to different. Just a little trickier in some ways.

Oh And I'm also USB tethered through my phone for net and DL's take way to long cause there's no 3G service where I sit, and I'm on my desktop at the moment sense I can't seem to find a way to bridge my connection through wi-fi and my phones tether. I mean I can talk to each computer cause they both have wireless capabilities be that's through a app called Wipeer which might just be for file sharing wirelessly though i could hook up a crossover cable but then I wouldn't be able to take the laptop outside and maintain connection cause the cable ain't long enough LOL...