multiple accounts in XP

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777ER

When I run spybot on my Win XP, I see 4 accounts listed (Under the line where
it shows 'Internet Explorer (32/64 bit):
Pic: http://picsorban.com/upload/unwanted acocunts.jpg

Default
777ER
Administrator
Chris (Boeing)

However when I go to Control panel > User Accounts
Pic: http://picsorban.com/upload/useraccountsprblm.jpg
I only see these accounts:

Administrator
777ER
Guest


Now when I navigate to: My Computer > C:\ drive > Documents and Settings >
it shows up:
777ER
Administrator
All Users
Chris
Chris.BOEING
Default User

Pic: http://picsorban.com/upload/accountsfile.jpg

I am on 777ER currently and would like to keep this one.

I don't understand why the 'Chris' and 'Chris.BOEING' accounts is not
appearing in the 'User Accounts'

How do I get rid of the unwanted accounts? That'll be the 'Chris' and the
'Chris.BOEING' accounts.

Thanks in advance for any help in this.
 
777ER wrote on Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:04:00 -0700:
When I run spybot on my Win XP, I see 4 accounts listed (Under the line
where it shows 'Internet Explorer (32/64 bit):
Pic: http://picsorban.com/upload/unwanted acocunts.jpg
Click to expand...
Default 777ER
Administrator
Chris (Boeing)
Click to expand...
However when I go to Control panel > User Accounts
Pic: http://picsorban.com/upload/useraccountsprblm.jpg
I only see these accounts:
Click to expand...
Administrator 777ER
Guest

Now when I navigate to: My Computer > C:\ drive > Documents and
Settings >
it shows up:
777ER
Administrator
All Users
Chris
Chris.BOEING
Default User
Click to expand...
Pic: http://picsorban.com/upload/accountsfile.jpg
Click to expand...
I am on 777ER currently and would like to keep this one.
Click to expand...
I don't understand why the 'Chris' and 'Chris.BOEING' accounts is not
appearing in the 'User Accounts'
Click to expand...
How do I get rid of the unwanted accounts? That'll be the 'Chris' and
the 'Chris.BOEING' accounts.
Click to expand...
Thanks in advance for any help in this.
Click to expand...


Those could be domain user accounts that have logged into the PC, but not
local accounts. It might be that Spybot is looking up in various places to
compile the list, whereas the Control Panel User Accounts only shows local
accounts (you'd need to use a domain user account tool to change domain
accounts). The other possibility is that they were local accounts at one
point, but have been deleted or renamed - but Spybot is still picking them
up because the Documents and Settings folder still exist containing their
NTUSER.DAT registry files.

I'd make a backup of those folders in Documents and Setttings (just in case
you need the files later), and then delete those folders. Run Spybot again
and see if it still lists them - if so, do a search of your registry for the
account names.
 
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