Changing from multi user to single user in XP

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I am the only person who will use my PC. There will not ever be any other
users. How can I disable or work around having to make the choice between
"user" or "other users" please?
I now have severals sets of the same files on my disc which causes no end of
problems.
Best Regards to everybody.
EM
 
Go to User Accounts in the Control Panel. There you can add and delete
accounts or change access privleges. If you have only one active user and
do not use a password then your computer will boot to the desktop of that
one user.
 
Hi Rick Thanks for that.
I had already been down that road. What I would really like to get rid of is
the C:\Documents and Settings\User or All Users chain.
You can't delete it because it's part of the system. I think I will either
have to resort to putting more files directly on C:\ or make more desktop
shortcuts (which can slow down shutdown time) Oh Dear ! What a pain?
Thanks again... Eric
 
elcid666 said:
Hi Rick Thanks for that.
I had already been down that road. What I would really like to get
rid of is the C:\Documents and Settings\User or All Users chain.
You can't delete it because it's part of the system. I think I will
either have to resort to putting more files directly on C:\ or make
more desktop shortcuts (which can slow down shutdown time) Oh Dear !
What a pain?
Thanks again... Eric
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Eric,
On my system, which has only one user - me (Trevor) as Administrator
there are both
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
and
C:\Documents and Settings\Trevor

All Users has all the Start Menu Shorcuts in C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Start Menu\Programs (I move them there when they end up in my personal
folder) but otherwise this folder (C:\Documents and Settings\All Users) is
nearly empty

C:\Documents and Settings\Trevor has everything else

Works fine for me.

BTW, the start menu picks up shortcuts in both folders:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs
C:\Documents and Settings\Trevor\Start Menu\Programs

I don't actually use the Start Menu much.

I have another folder Utilities under the Desktop, into which I put
shortcuts to my commonly used programs
e.g. (and this is only a few of them)
Contents of C:\Documents and Settings\Trevor\Desktop\Utilities\Entertainment
& Personal
At 21/05/06 5:12:44 PM 5 Files 5.05 KB
BizWare Magic DATEwise.lnk

Contents of C:\Documents and Settings\Trevor\Desktop\Utilities\Media SW
At 21/05/06 5:12:45 PM 34 Files 41.21 KB
ACD FotoSlate 3.0.lnk
ACD Showtime! for PENTAX.lnk
ACDSee for Pentax 2.0.lnk
Adobe Photoshop Elements.lnk
CD Stomper.lnk
DivX Converter.lnk

Contents of C:\Documents and Settings\Trevor\Desktop\Utilities\System SW
At 21/05/06 5:12:45 PM 56 Files 51.22 KB
Ad-Aware SE Personal.lnk
Address Book (OE).lnk
AgentRansack.lnk
Ashampoo PowerUp XP.lnk

Contents of C:\Documents and Settings\Trevor\Desktop\Utilities\Web SW
At 21/05/06 5:12:46 PM 17 Files 12.52 KB
Chronograph.lnk
Clear Temp Internet Files.lnk
Color Wheel Pro.lnk
Corbis Image Suite.lnk
 
Thanks v m Trevor,
I have copied & printed your reply and I will study it carefully and
experiment along those lines. I will come back again later...
Cheers Eric
 
I find what has been discussed ok, but I want to permanently get rid of
Administrator, all userrs, Owner, and default users, and just have one called
hp_administrator. Every time I want to find something I have to search all
those places. WHY? Outlook for example saves stuff in Owner, HP_admin, etc.
Please there is just me and they should have given me that option I believe
if I am only one person.
Any help will be appreciated.
 
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