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How to delete "users" on a shared computer?

I have a Dell computer.

Windows XP

and my kids were using it and I got several viruses.

So we bought the kids their own, and now I want to "delete" a user,

and create a password so they don't use my computer.

I created a "new user" and made myself "administrator."

I did that before as well (without realizing it).

Can I delete the other account and pool the information between the two?

HOW CONFUSING - I really hope someone knows what I mean??

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Start > Control Panel > User Accounts > User Accounts (Yes, again) > (THEN Click the kids user names that they used) > Delete the account

    Hope that helped? :)

  • 1 decade ago

    If you go to the Control Panel, then User Accounts you should be able to select any account on the computer and the last option in the list will be to delete the account, click it, follow prompts and the account is gone.

  • Mike S
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Go into user settings and turn off the quest account...that will make it so wereby you can only access the computer with a password and nobody else....

  • 1 decade ago

    go to user account in control panel and delete

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    5 years ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    to delete accounts if you are an administrator

    start>control panel>user accounts>select account you want deleted>delete

  • 1 decade ago

    log on as admin (your new profile)

    go to start - control panel - profile

    delete the other users. you will get an option to save their files.

  • 1 decade ago

    your mom

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