Windows 10 forced the Fall update on me a few days ago. Not sure why it has taken so long. I really did not need or want it. The update has caused multiple problems for me. One of those problems is that it has created a new user folder. My original folder is there and empty other than a couple other folder which are also empty. There is one folder in the old user name for OneDrive and in there their is a folder named Windows inside of which there is a number of .jcp -.jrs -.jtm etc. Can I delete these folders?
My old user name: C:\Users\Ron Barker
New user name: C:\Users\Ron Barker.000
What I would like to know is if I change the new user name back to the old user name in the registry will there be any unintended consequences?
(05-15-2018, 02:49 PM)Ron Barker Wrote: Windows 10 forced the Fall update on me a few days ago. Not sure why it has taken so long. I really did not need or want it. The update has caused multiple problems for me. One of those problems is that it has created a new user folder. My original folder is there and empty other than a couple other folder which are also empty. There is one folder in the old user name for OneDrive and in there their is a folder named Windows inside of which there is a number of .jcp -.jrs -.jtm etc. Can I delete these folders?
My old user name: C:\Users\Ron Barker
New user name: C:\Users\Ron Barker.000
What I would like to know is if I change the new user name back to the old user name in the registry will there be any unintended consequences?
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05-16-2018, 01:45 PM (This post was last modified: 05-16-2018, 02:59 PM by Ron Barker.)
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I appear to have two profiles, a default one and the Ron Barker.000. Is the default profile referring to what appears under Users as Ron Barker and can I delete it here in the registry? Can I change the name in the registry when signed on with the same account or do I need to use another administrators account? Thanks Brian
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Thanks Brian. But as with everything with Microsoft it is not always so straightforward. I have initiated the Administrator User so that I can make the changes to registry from there.
The problem I have is that I cannot remove the User/Ron Barker. So if I change User/Ron Barker.000 to User Ron Barker I will have two of the same. When I reinstalled Dropbox, after the update uninstalled it, it reinstalled in User/Ron Barker. There is Dropbox folder in User/Ron Barker.000 so I was able to remove it from User/Ron Barker.
It is User/Ron Barker.000/OneDrive that I am having problems removing. I get the message cannot do whatever, it is open in 'search' (that is search folder in OneDrive in User/Ron Barker.000). Only part of OneDrive is left in User/Ron Barker.
I think that it was OneDrive that caused the problem with the updated.
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Thanks Brian. The problem appears to be that that C:/Users/Ron Barker does not appear to be registered as a user. I cannot do anything with it, that is change its name - delete it - cut and paste or inside it remove OneDrive folder or more particularly the remnants of OneDrive inside it. I get the message it is in use in another programme etc.
Registry
Defaultuser 1001
Ron Barker.000 1002
Administrator 500
05-19-2018, 07:02 AM (This post was last modified: 05-19-2018, 07:51 AM by Ron Barker.)
(05-18-2018, 07:36 PM)Ron Barker Wrote: Thanks Brian. The problem appears to be that that C:/Users/Ron Barker does not appear to be registered as a user. I cannot do anything with it, that is change its name - delete it - cut and paste or inside it remove OneDrive folder or more particularly the remnants of OneDrive inside it. I get the message it is in use in another programme etc.
Registry
Defaultuser 1001
Ron Barker.000 1002
Administrator 500
I was reluctant but I tried to get rid of the C:\Users\Ron Barker folder by downloading Unlocker I have used it previously but not sure if I will end up with advertisement popups.
I tried in on the OneDrive folder inside Ron Barker folder and it appeared to work but did not remove it. Not sure if had it done so I would have been in trouble. see below when I tried it on C:\Users\Ron Barker folder.
Any how it did not work. Using Unlocker on C:Users\Ron Barker folder brings up:
Explorer.EXE C:\Users\Ron Barker.000\AppData… PID 5320 Process Path C\WINDOWS\ Explorer.EXE
(05-19-2018, 07:02 AM)Ron Barker Wrote:
(05-18-2018, 07:36 PM)Ron Barker Wrote: Thanks Brian. The problem appears to be that that C:/Users/Ron Barker does not appear to be registered as a user. I cannot do anything with it, that is change its name - delete it - cut and paste or inside it remove OneDrive folder or more particularly the remnants of OneDrive inside it. I get the message it is in use in another programme etc.
Registry
Defaultuser 1001
Ron Barker.000 1002
Administrator 500
I was reluctant but I tried to get rid of the C:\Users\Ron Barker folder by downloading Unlocker I have used it previously but not sure if I will end up with advertisement popups.
I tried in on the OneDrive folder inside Ron Barker folder and it appeared to work but did not remove it. Not sure if had it done so I would have been in trouble. see below when I tried it on C:\Users\Ron Barker folder.
Any how it did not work. Using Unlocker on C:Users\Ron Barker folder brings up:
Explorer.EXE C:\Users\Ron Barker.000\AppData… PID 5320 Process Path C\WINDOWS\ Explorer.EXE
The folders appear to be intertwined!
This PC>OneDrive (blue cloud)>Search>Data>Applications>Windows>15 items - But address copies as below: