Microsoft KB Archive/814584

= How to delete a user profile in Windows Server 2003 =

Article ID: 814584

Article Last Modified on 12/3/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition

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IN THIS TASK
 * SUMMARY
 * Requirements
 * How to Delete a User Profile
 * REFERENCES





For a Microsoft Windows 2000 version of this article, see 313918.



SUMMARY
This step-by-step article describes how to delete a user profile from a local computer. If you use the method presented in this article, you delete the \Documents and Settings\  folder that contains the user's My Documents folder, desktop settings, Start menu, Favorites, and cookies. This method also deletes the profile from the ProfileList key in the registry.

This procedure does not remove a user's ability to log back on to the same computer. When a user logs back in, Windows creates a new \Documents and Settings\  folder, but does not re-create the user's previous documents, desktop settings, Start menu, Favorites, and cookies.

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Requirements
You must have administrator permissions to delete a user profile.

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How to Delete a User Profile
To delete a user profile, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
 * 2) In the System Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab.
 * 3) Under User Profiles, click Settings.
 * 4) Click the user profile that you want to delete, and then click Delete.

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