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Windows accounts and .NET passports

rmg1
rmg1 Posts: 3,159 Forumite
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Hi all

I let my nephew use my computer (Windows XP Home) and I've since found that he has attached his .NET passport to my ID on the computer.

Any ideas how I can remove it, or is it OK to leave on?
:wall: Flagellation, necrophilia and bestiality - Am I flogging a dead horse? :wall:

Any posts are my opinion and only that. Please read at your own risk.

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  • Saver33
    Saver33 Posts: 15 Forumite
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    Think the solution is:

    Click Start > Control Panel > User Accounts.

    Select the user account from which you want to remove the passport.

    Select manage my network passwords (top of window).

    Select and delete *only* the entry starting Passport.Net\passportname_that_you_want_to_remove.

    Reboot and the .Net passport should no longer be associated with that account.
  • General_Hogwart
    General_Hogwart Posts: 254 Forumite
    Although I'm sure it won't make much diffrence if you leave it on.

    Why not set up your own? They are very useful! :)
  • rmg1
    rmg1 Posts: 3,159 Forumite
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    Thanks folks - removed his and added my own.
    Not sure what I'll use it for, but it's there if I need it.
    :wall: Flagellation, necrophilia and bestiality - Am I flogging a dead horse? :wall:

    Any posts are my opinion and only that. Please read at your own risk.
  • foreversomeday
    foreversomeday Posts: 1,011 Forumite
    It is used for things like MSN messenger, hotmail and Windows Live Spaces.

    A spare junk email account for signing up to things you don't want?
    I don't believe and I never did that two wrongs make a right
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