i have a question but first i need to explain the situation as a backdrop. i have a laptop, and wireless internet. this was before i had a wireless router so i have my own connection but my internet wasn't working so being a stupid guy that i am i thought that if i reinstalled windows xp and reboot my computer thinking it will fix the problem.
but that was long ago and now here is my question. when you go in MY COMPUTER and open up the C:/ drive and then DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS, the following folders are as follows: xxx~1~MYC, Administrator.MYCOMPUTER, ALL USERS.WINDOWS, xxx.MYCOMPUTER, ADMINISTRATER, ALL USERS, xxx.
The xxx are not really xxx they are just for confidentiality purposes. but why do i have so many folders. is it because i was stupid and rebooted my computer. how do i get it back ot normal. if i delete the folders will it mess up my hardrive or computer. it took space off my hardrive.
2007-01-26 14:03:53 · 3 answers · asked by Dodo bird 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
i'm the only one who uses the computer.
2007-01-26 14:39:36 · update #1
In the window where you see those accounts, go up to View and click Details so you can see the date they were created. You can delete the older xxx ones if you know for sure you don't need any of the files in them such as in their My Documents folders. I would not delete the Administrator or All Users files as those may be needed by Windows.
2007-01-26 14:20:09 · answer #1 · answered by hallmike1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Administrators, All Users, and Default are system profiles created when XP is first installed. You should not delete these accounts, especially the administrator account. Now, if you have multiple accounts for each one, such as administrator and administrator.000 then you have a corrupt profile. Corrupt profiles are a pain to repair, and rarely succeed on a home computer. Your best bet, is to back up all your data, and format your hard drive and install windows xp again. do a fresh install, do not install on top of your existing installation as you will just bring the corruption back.
2007-01-26 14:23:24 · answer #2 · answered by villanim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are user profiles and can be deleted if those people no longer use the computer.
Rebooting your computer won't harm it - its not a stupid thing to do (and is often very necessary with Microsoft Windows)!
2007-01-26 14:14:52 · answer #3 · answered by Linux OS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋