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Windows User.dat file

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by abodeau

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How can I delete information in my c:\windows\user.dat file. Do I also need to alter the user.cab file?

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by syscokid

User.dat is one of your registry files (along with system.dat) that contains important information, like what program to use to open a particular file type, or what to use for your wallpaper and background. Information is added or changed as you change settings on your computer, add new software or hardware, remove software, and so on.

You can run regedit to manually delete settings in your registry, but unless you know what you are doing, you can also render your computer unusable.

Whatexactly are you trying to accomplish? We might be able to help you better if we knew that.

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