Create Local Account

I bought a used Windows 8 laptop and upgraded it to Windows 8.1 Update 1. Two questions:
-When I upgraded to 8.1 it asked me for my Microsoft account info, which I entered, not realizing this created my user as a network account. I then tried to change this to a Local Account, but this did not create the folders for my user in C:\Users. I then
created a new Local Account, but that did not create the folders for that user in C:\Users either. How do I create my Local User account with folders in C:\Users as in Windows 7?
-The previous owner's Local Account folder remains in C:\Users remains, with it's sub-folders. I can't seem to delete it, or rename it to my new Local User folder. I get a message saying files in use, which suggests it's linked to one of the new Local User
accounts, although I'm not certain of that.
I hate to do a complete reinstall of the OS, and I'm not even sure if I could if I wanted to, as the system has a Lenovo OEM key which I don't have ....

Hi,
Normally speaking, Windows would create a new User Profile at C:\Users after you create a new user account. There is no difference with Windows 7. You may encounter some problem during create new Local Account.
How did you create new local account? Is there any error message when your creating new loacal account?
Please follow the steps in the contents of the link below to create new account:
Create a user account:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-user-account#create-user-account=windows-8
If there is any error, please feel free let us know.
Roger Lu
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