Description
C:\Documents and settings as administrator and the next time user logged in, a new profile was
created for the user.
In Windows Server 2008, deleting a user profile is not that simple because security settings and user
SID are saved on system registries. Deleting the user folder will not remove the profile completely. Instead it will load a temp profile each time the user tries to log in.
The user registry key and the user profile folder must be deleted to have Windows load the user profile correctly next time it logs in to the server.
- Navigate to the following:
- Select each user key until you find the one belonging to the user you wish to delete. To determine which user a key belongs to, look in the ProfileImagePath field. Here you will see the user's folder path in the following format:
<System Root>\Users\<User Name> Example: C:\Users\johnd
- Locate and delete the following user folder: <System Root>\Users\<Username>\
The user should now be able to log in, creating a new profile.