Mac book pro Users & Groups deleting problems

I have a Macbook Pro, i believe its a 2008 15 inch, thats just come back from the repair shop.
I added another user (through Users and Groups) changed the settings so that person was the admin and deleted the original user.
Now after roughly an hour it is still saying that it is "deleting user" and if i try to close the window it says -
"System Preferences is busy and can't be closed. Users & Groups preferences is removing a user account and saving the Home Directory to a disk image"
How do i get about this? i do not want it frozen there, is that a way i can cancel all and start again or get it to hurry up and delete?
Thanks

You asked it to save the old User's files, and it is converting them to a Disk Image.
What you asked for is complex, and it will take some time.

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