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First a huge apology; I have not figured out how to navigate this site. I previously posted this issue and some wonderful people suggested how to post start up and running services. When i went back to post this info, my password was not accepted, so I got a new one. I looked for my post using "View your posts" and there were none. In that post I indicated I lack the skill to optimize this used X220 I purchased on Ebay. Two issues beyond my 68 year old non skilled but eager to learn brain!

(1) Under users the previous owner has a folder "Burl". I added mine "Dennis", but cannot delete "Burl" I can use some tips on this
(2) I was keen on optimizing the start up and running response times. I was asked to post using cmd prompts and scripts to get notepad listings of Start up and running service. I am posting them below and I cannot thank you folks enough for being so considerate.
I have no way of remembering the two commands as I cannot locate the responses to my original message. Kindly help me help myself. I will print your responses to any recommendations the next time

Start Up
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Caption=Sidebar
Command=%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /autoRun
Location=HKU\S-1-5-19\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run


Caption=Sidebar
Command=%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /autoRun
Location=HKU\S-1-5-20\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run


Caption=CCleaner Monitoring
Command="C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe" /MONITOR
Location=HKU\S-1-5-21-2280383879-456107236-50774860-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run


Caption=HotSync Manager
Command=C:\PROGRA~2\Palm\Hotsync.exe
Location=Common Startup


Caption=TpShocks
Command=TpShocks.exe
Location=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run


Caption=SmartAudio
Command=C:\Program Files\CONEXANT\SAII\SAIICpl.exe /t
Location=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run


Caption=Persistence
Command="C:\Windows\system32\igfxpers.exe"
Location=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run


Caption=LENOVO.TPKNRRES
Command=C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Communications Utility\TPKNRRES.exe
Location=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run


Caption=IgfxTray
Command="C:\Windows\system32\igfxtray.exe"
Location=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run


Caption=ForteConfig
Command=C:\Program Files\Conexant\ForteConfig\fmapp.exe
Location=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run


Caption=AcWin7Hlpr
Command=C:\Program Files (x86)\Lenovo\Access Connections\AcTBenabler.exe
Location=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

RUNNING SERVICES
--------------------------These Windows services are started:

AcPrfMgrSvc
AcSvc
Adobe Acrobat Update Service
Application Experience
Application Information
avast! Antivirus
Background Intelligent Transfer Service
Base Filtering Engine
Bluetooth Service
Bluetooth Support Service
CNG Key Isolation
COM+ Event System
Computer Browser
Conexant Audio Message Service
Conexant SmartAudio service
Cryptographic Services
DCOM Server Process Launcher
Desktop Window Manager Session Manager
DHCP Client
Diagnostic Policy Service
Diagnostic Service Host
Diagnostic System Host
Distributed Link Tracking Client
DNS Client
Extensible Authentication Protocol
Function Discovery Provider Host
Function Discovery Resource Publication
Group Policy Client
HomeGroup Listener
HomeGroup Provider
HP Support Solutions Framework Service
Human Interface Device Access
Intel(R) Integrated Clock Controller Service - Intel(R) ICCS
IP Helper
Lenovo Camera Mute
Lenovo Hotkey Client Loader
Lenovo Keyboard Noise Reduction
Lenovo Microphone Mute
Lenovo PM Service
Multimedia Class Scheduler
Network Connections
Network List Service
Network Location Awareness
Network Store Interface Service
Office Software Protection Platform
Offline Files
On Screen Display
Peer Name Resolution Protocol
Peer Networking Grouping
Peer Networking Identity Manager
Performance Logs & Alerts
Plug and Play
Power
Power Manager Service
Print Spooler
Program Compatibility Assistant Service
Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
RPC Endpoint Mapper
Security Accounts Manager
Security Center
Server
Shell Hardware Detection
SSDP Discovery
Superfetch
System Event Notification Service
Task Scheduler
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Themes
UPnP Device Host
User Profile Service
Windows Audio
Windows Audio Endpoint Builder
Windows Connect Now - Config Registrar
Windows Defender
Windows Event Log
Windows Firewall
Windows Font Cache Service
Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)
Windows Management Instrumentation
Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service
Windows Presentation Foundation Font Cache 3.0.0.0
Windows Search
Windows Update
WLAN AutoConfig
Workstation

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I think you'd have to be logged in as an Administrator to delete a user account. Perhaps the new account you added is not an administrator.

If you're not using TPM, you can disable it in the BIOS and it will shave about five seconds off the boot time.

You might want to PM an Admin about your account issues.

(1) Under users the previous owner has a folder "Burl". I added mine "Dennis", but cannot delete "Burl" I can use some tips on this

From your description it sounds as if you may have added a folder named 'Dennis' to C:\Users but didn't actually create an account.

Normal method would be to create a new administrator account called 'Dennis' at: Control Panel > User Accounts
(Which then creates a Dennis folder in C:\Users)
Then log out of the current account on the Start Menu and login to Dennis.
At that point you should be able to delete the Burl account at: Control Panel > User Accounts.

IIRC the 'Burl' entry in C:\Users\ will still be there but can now be deleted when logged in the Dennis account

Sorry, can't help with #2.

Even if you delete another user account, there will still be stuff left from the deleted account. Especially if you later make a new account with the old name... you get more junk.

Why not just clean install the machine? Especially if its from ebay...