The other day i re installed Windows XP on my computer system because I have having major problems with it, recently I was browsing through my computer, and was looking in C:/WINDOWS when I noticed that the username I had before I reinstalled Windows XP was still on my system along with every programe I'd ever installed or created before the Re-install of XP. When I log off It only shows my new Username. I was Just wondering why this is, Have I not re installed XP correctly?, or is it normal for the old username to stay in my C:/WINDOWS directory. Is there anyway I can get rid of it or is it permanently on my computer? Windows XP Home Pentium 4 3.0ghz 256mb DDR 120gb Hard Drive ATI Radeon 9200 Series 16x DVD Dual Layer RW Mart

Did you reinstall Windows XP over itself or did you do a clean install. Did you format the drive before install?

i did a re install over itself, as i don't know how to format the drive. For future reference how do i format the hard drive? Windows XP Home Pentium 4 3.0ghz 256mb DDR 120gb Hard Drive ATI Radeon 9200 Series 16x DVD Dual Layer RW Mart

Formatting isn't that hard. This article should have some helpful info. Just remember - if you format, you will lose everything. Hard Disk Partitioning and Formatting Procedure PC Guide - Hard Disk Formatting and Capacity Dell Dimension 4600i Windows XP Home v2002 SP2 Microsoft Office 2003 Pentium 4 @ 2.8GHz 512MB DDR RAM 40GB HD ...If my computer's not happy, I'm not happy.