Delete profiles

[FN-GM]

Hi,

 

In Windows XP you could simply delete people’s profiles by deleting the folders is documents and settings. In Windows 7 if you do this it complains it cant load the profile if the user logs back on and it will give them a temporary one. I want a script to bin profiles for Windows 7. Do i have to remove some other files in some place please?

 

Thanks

[cookie_monster]

You need to remove the registry entry as well.

 

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

Expand the tree and you'll see the SID's highlight each one, on the right side under ProfileImagePath you’’ll see the username and profile path.

Edited February 4, 2010 by cookie_monster

[FN-GM]

And where would that be located please? I have had a google but i cant find anything. I dont really know how to word it really.

[sparkeh]

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

 

Make sure you choose the right SID

[FN-GM]

cheers, the posted had been edited after i made my post.

[cookie_monster]

Sorry though i'd better add the path afterwards so the post was actually usefull

[Edu-IT]

In Windows 7 if you do this it complains it cant load the profile if the user logs back on and it will give them a temporary one.

This is the same in Vista I beleive, as I found out the other day.

[ZeroHour]

Just a FYI the tips thread had this listed: http://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-7/47835-windows-7-gotchas-tips-fyi.html#post438279