so I got to:

   service smb restart

and the reply was:

     bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ sudo service smb restart
     smb: unrecognized service
     bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ /etc/init.d/smb reload
     bash: /etc/init.d/smb: No such file or directory
     bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$

so I guess this means samba isn't started?
so I googled starting samba with these results:

     bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/samba start
     sudo: /etc/init.d/samba: command not found
     bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ sudo start /etc/init.d/samba start
     start: Unknown job: /etc/init.d/samba
     bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ sudo start /etc/init.d/samba
     start: Unknown job: /etc/init.d/samba
     bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$

I don't know what to say now! How does one start samba: What stat up file do I place this command in so I don't need to restart it every time I restart my computer?

After scouring the internet I finally found the right commands (I think)! (at least it didn't complain when I issued them)

     bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ /usr/sbin/smbd -D
     bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ /usr/sbin/nmbd -D
     bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$

yipee! Now will it print?.... and NO. It doesn't. So I ran the previous two commands again but added the word start after the 'D's but that didn't help either.
As for the instructions to add modify the user I'm not sure how you mean to do that. The user name that I deleted wasn't in the file so I don't know what to modify. The new user name is 'MarksPlace'. so would I just add these lines?

     [MarksPlace]
     comment = ????
     path = ????
     valid users = MarksPlace
     public = yes
     writable = yes

is comment whatever I want to say?
Is path the path on the ubuntu machine where I want it to store or write whatever it needs to store or write?

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# sudo useradd $name
# sudo smbpasswd -a $name
# sudo service smb restart

You might also want to verify your configuration (we are using a share called accounts below):
Open /etc/samba/smb.conf file and add/modify share called [accounts]:
[accounts]
comment = Accounts data directory
path = /data/accounts
valid users = vivek raj joe
public = no
writable = yes
If you edit anything, BE SURE TO SAVE ORIGINAL TO BACKUP FIRST, and of course reload the service with 'sudo service smb restart' after.

And of course if any of these steps fails, please read and apply this link:
Reference: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/adding-a-user-to-a-samba-smb-share/

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