Microsoft KB Archive/156826

= How to Disable and Delete User Profiles =

Article ID: 156826

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SUMMARY
This article describes how to disable and remove user profiles.



MORE INFORMATION
NOTE: Following the steps in this article disables and removes all user profiles. All users of the Windows-based computer will see the same desktop and menus.

To Disable User Profiles

 * 1) Restart the computer. At the Windows logon screen, click Cancel.
 * 2) Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Passwords.
 * 3) On the User Profiles tab, click All users of this PC use the same preferences and desktop, and then click OK.
 * 4) When you are prompted to restart the computer, do so.

To Remove Existing User Profiles
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

 Use Registry Editor to remove the appropriate  keys from the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

To remove all profiles, remove the ProfileList key.

 When you are done, quit Registry Editor. Use My Computer or Windows Explorer to remove the appropriate Windows\Profiles\ folders. To remove all profiles, remove the Windows\Profiles folder.

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