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System Policy Editor, provides even greater functionality than Windows NT
3.5x delivered. Some of the features of System Properties are described next.
NOTE: In Windows NT 3.5x, you used the User Profile Editor to modify User Profile properties. In
Windows NT 4.0, this tool has been replaced by a combination of the User Profile structure and System
Policies. User Profile Editor is not included in the Windows NT 4.0 package.
The User Profiles property sheet (shown in the figure below) allows you to
view the list of User Profiles. From there you can delete, copy, or modify the
profile type for each of the profiles listed. Note that the profiles listed are only
for those users who have interactively logged onto the local machine. User
profiles that have been created and not used or profiles that are stored for use
on remote machines are not included in this list. Furthermore, if a user does
not have administrative rights, only that user’s profile is listed. Administrators
have permissions to see all available profiles.
Deleting Profiles
The User Profiles property sheet allows users with administrator privileges to
delete unused profiles that still exist on a local computer. (In Windows NT 3.5x,
this function was available in the Main group of the Windows NT Setup pro-
gram.) To delete a User Profile, select the profile name and click the Delete
