These steps can be followed if a user profile was deleted by deleting or removing the C:Users UserName folder.
How to MANUALLY delete a user profile – Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2 Click ‘OK’ and ‘OK’ again to close the windows.Select the user profile to delete and click on the ‘Delete’button.Under ‘User Profiles’ select ‘Settings’.From the left hand menu select ‘Advanced system settings’.Right-click on the ‘Computer’ icon on the desktop or from the Windows Start Menu.Log on using another user account (which has local administrator rights).
We recommend you check for any data first (PST Files, desktop files etc) before deleting a user profile. Please note: This process will remove the profile and all contents. How to delete a user profile – Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2 These steps also apply to Windows 2008 Server R2 and Remote Desktop Services. Instead you need to use the built in profile management tool.įailing to reset the user profile in this manner will result in the user account always receiving a temporary (‘TEMP’) profile. Unlike Windows XP you are unable to delete (or reset) a user profile by simply deleting or renaming the user profile folder.