Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of ClientSetupLogicWinSixCleanup

Timestamp:

May 7, 2009, 2:59:54 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

Ageless

Comment:

added XP Home instructions

ClientSetupLogicWinSixCleanup

@@ -30 +30 @@
  * Delete the 'boinc_project' user account.
 
+Windows XP Home (and possibly Vista Home?) does not have the Local Users and Groups tree, we need to do it differently here:
+ * Click on the 'Start' button.
+ * Click on 'Programs'.
+ * Click on 'Desktop-Accessories'.
+ * Click on 'Command Prompt'.
+ * In the command prompt window that opened, type:
+  * net localgroup boinc_admins boinc_master /delete (press Enter).
+  * net localgroup boinc_projects boinc_project /delete (press Enter).
+  * net localgroup boinc_admins /delete (press Enter).
+  * net localgroup boinc_users /delete (press Enter).
+  * net localgroup boinc_projects /delete (press Enter).
+
+
 == Cleanup User Rights Assignments ==
 
@@ -41 +54 @@
 
 Open each user right that contains an '*S-' style entry, and remove each entry that begins with '*S-'. Each '*S-' entry represents a user account that has been deleted from the system.
+
+Windows XP Home (and possibly Vista Home?) does not have the Local Security Policy. 
+It is possible that these are saved at either HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy\GroupMembership or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy
+
+(Backup your registry before changing anything. Don't just delete entries in the registry without knowing exactly what they are for!)
 
 == Cleanup Setup Registry Entries ==