Hi,
My "Documents and Settings" folder shows the following 4 accounts:

Administrator
All Users
Owner
and my name

There is also a "Default User" folder that is only visible when I select the
"show hidden files and folders" option.

What is the difference between all of the user accounts in the "Documents
and Settings" folder?

I am the only person who uses this computer. Is it necessary to have all of
the above user accounts?

"A.J." <dragonfly874@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> My "Documents and Settings" folder shows the following 4 accounts:
>
> Administrator
> All Users
> Owner
> and my name
>
> There is also a "Default User" folder that is only visible when I select
the
> "show hidden files and folders" option.
>
> What is the difference between all of the user accounts in the "Documents
> and Settings" folder?
>
> I am the only person who uses this computer. Is it necessary to have all
of
> the above user accounts?

You need to make the distinction between "Accounts" and "Profile Folders".

An Account contains the logon credentials. It's your key to the system.

A Profile Folder contains the numerous settings that pertain to your
session, e.g. desktop colour, some shortcuts, desktop files, EMail
settings, Internet Explorer settings etc. etc.

Your PC has these accounts:
- Administrator (cannot be deleted)
- YourName (could be deleted)

and these profile folders:
- Administrator (could be deleted but should be retained)
- YourName (if you delete it then you'll regret it!)
- All Users (don't delete it - it contains shortcuts that are common to ALL
users)
- Default User (don't delete it - it is required to build new profiles)

Thanks for the info

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
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> You need to make the distinction between "Accounts" and "Profile Folders".
>
> An Account contains the logon credentials. It's your key to the system.
>
> A Profile Folder contains the numerous settings that pertain to your
> session, e.g. desktop colour, some shortcuts, desktop files, EMail
> settings, Internet Explorer settings etc. etc.
>
> Your PC has these accounts:
> - Administrator (cannot be deleted)
> - YourName (could be deleted)
>
> and these profile folders:
> - Administrator (could be deleted but should be retained)
> - YourName (if you delete it then you'll regret it!)
> - All Users (don't delete it - it contains shortcuts that are common to
> ALL
> users)
> - Default User (don't delete it - it is required to build new profiles)
>
>