Changing administrator on  a MacBook

I bought this MacBook at a discount last Christmas because it was a display model in the shop and the last one in stock. The sales assistant said she would clear everything left by the Apple Store but she didn't. The Administrator, although I managed to change the name and, this is part of the problem, re-route some of the applications. Unfortunately, the real Administrator (I could never change the 'short name')remains in the saddle so when I was moving the iPhoto Library to the desktop (as suggested), I found two iPhoto Libaries! When the followed the process through to its successful conclusion, the final iPhoto Lib ended up in the lap of the Admin, Applecentre. Now I'd like to straighten this all out as there is too much duplication and memory loss going on. Any suggestions?

hann1bal
It's quite srraightforward. In the UNWANTED account move any files - documents, movies, pictures, music - that you want to the SHARED folder.
In the NEW Account, take them from the Shared folder and put them where you need them.
Then simply delete the account: Go to HD/Users and then put the UNWANTED account in the trash. Here's the question I'm not sure about though:
It will ask for your password, but it may require the old password.
Worth a try, definitely.
Regards
TD

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