Cannot completely change username

[Knack]

Obtained ownership of a used HP Pavilion desktop computer that runs on WinXP
Media Center.

After I changed the username from HP_Administrator to my own personalized
administrator username, I see that change at the login screen. However, in
the Documents and Settings directory there is no folder for my new username,
but instead HP_Administrator. There are a few odd problems that this
discrepancy can cause. How can I fix the OS so that only my revised username
appears in the registry, and thus everywhere?

 

[Anando [MS-MVP]]

Hello,

Changing the username will NOT change the names of the folder structure
under the Documents & Settings hierarchy. This is by design and this is how
it is supposed to work. If you are very keen on having the folders under
Documents & Settings to have the same name, you will have to start with a
new account from scratch.

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Anando
Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User
Microsoft Certified Professional
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Folder customizations
http://www.anando.org/folder

 

[Malke]

Obtained ownership of a used HP Pavilion desktop computer that runs on
WinXP Media Center.

After I changed the username from HP_Administrator to my own
personalized administrator username, I see that change at the login
screen. However, in the Documents and Settings directory there is no
folder for my new username, but instead HP_Administrator. There are a
few odd problems that this discrepancy can cause. How can I fix the OS
so that only my revised username appears in the registry, and thus
everywhere?

As you have discovered, you cannot change a user account simply by
renaming it. Instead, make a new user account for yourself and copy
over the HP_Administrator account data and settings. You will need to
log into the new user account once before you can copy anything to it.

Copy a User Account -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811151

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783

Malke