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User folders reappear after delete

I have a WIN7 computer that was a member of a domain but has been removed from the domain and is just a member of a workgroup and is going to be used as a target computer for a ghost image. When looking at the C:\Users folder, there are 6 old domain user folders that exist. If I look at the profiles, those account do not exist. I can delete the folders successfully but after a restart, they reappear. I have checked the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList and they do not exist there.
How can I permanently get rid of these user folders so they do not reappear after a reboot.

Any help will be appreciated.

Art

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Shiv Gupta

I would like to suggest you to get the ownership of the desired folder which you would like to delete and then try.

You can get this Ownership help from here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753659.aspx

you can also use a freeware utility "Unlocker" which can also help you delete locked files/folders.

ajwellman

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Thanks B A for the quick response.
I had to boot to safe mode, take ownership and then delete the folders. This worked and they folders do not reappear after a restart.
Thanks again

Art

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I am glad to hear it.