Change Location of Start files

[Guest]

I have w2k in the computer and had the start "file" specified as C:\Documents
and Settings\"name\start menu. All the favorites, cookies, etc are listed in
the "name" folder. For some reason, the start "file" got changed to
C:\Documents and Setting\Administrator\start menu nothing of the above shows
on the desktop. How can I change it back to where I would like it to be?????
I have been in the 'Start and Taskbar'\advanced\advanced, changed to the
correct start menu, but can not get the change to take place.

 

[Dave Patrick]

What is the start "file" you refer to?

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
|I have w2k in the computer and had the start "file" specified as
C:\Documents
| and Settings\"name\start menu. All the favorites, cookies, etc are listed
in
| the "name" folder. For some reason, the start "file" got changed to
| C:\Documents and Setting\Administrator\start menu nothing of the above
shows
| on the desktop. How can I change it back to where I would like it to
be?????
| I have been in the 'Start and Taskbar'\advanced\advanced, changed to the
| correct start menu, but can not get the change to take place.

 

[Guest]

When I go into "Taskbar and Start Menu" /advanced/advanced from Settings, the
address shown is c:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Start Menu. What I
need is to get the computer to go to C:\Documents and Settings\(name)\Start
Menu. Everything that I have set up such as favorites, the icons on the
Desktop, Outlook Express settings, etc are in those folders and files in the
(name) folder, not in the Administration folder.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Are you logging on as 'administrator' or as 'name'?

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| When I go into "Taskbar and Start Menu" /advanced/advanced from Settings,
the
| address shown is c:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Start Menu. What
I
| need is to get the computer to go to C:\Documents and
Settings\(name)\Start
| Menu. Everything that I have set up such as favorites, the icons on the
| Desktop, Outlook Express settings, etc are in those folders and files in
the
| (name) folder, not in the Administration folder.

 

[Guest]

Apparently, I am logging in as administrator, though I do not know how I
changed the setting. Since your last reply, I have tried to change back to
'name' but do not know how to do that. I tried "cntl-alt-delete" at start
and that did not give me a login screen.

 

[Guest]

If I log off as Administrator and log in as 'name' everything comes back to
where it should be. However, if I turn off the computer and then restart, it
again starts up as administrator. How can I make permanent the 'name' log in
and not have to log out as Administrator and then re log in as 'name' again
to get it all set up????

 

[Dave Patrick]

You can run regedit.exe and navigate to;
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
edit the Reg_Sz string values
"DefaultUserName"
and
"DefaultPassword"
to reflect the correct username and password. (note: the password for an
autologon account can not be blank)

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| If I log off as Administrator and log in as 'name' everything comes back
to
| where it should be. However, if I turn off the computer and then restart,
it
| again starts up as administrator. How can I make permanent the 'name' log
in
| and not have to log out as Administrator and then re log in as 'name'
again
| to get it all set up????
|
|
| "Dave Patrick" wrote:
|
| > Are you logging on as 'administrator' or as 'name'?
| >
| > --
| > Regards,
| >
| > Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
| > Microsoft Certified Professional
| > Microsoft MVP [Windows]
| > http://www.microsoft.com/protect
| >
| > "dsears" wrote:
| > | When I go into "Taskbar and Start Menu" /advanced/advanced from
Settings,
| > the
| > | address shown is c:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Start Menu.
What
| > I
| > | need is to get the computer to go to C:\Documents and
| > Settings\(name)\Start
| > | Menu. Everything that I have set up such as favorites, the icons on
the
| > | Desktop, Outlook Express settings, etc are in those folders and files
in
| > the
| > | (name) folder, not in the Administration folder.
| >
| >
| >

 

[Guest]

Thanks--It worked out well.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Glad to hear it. You're welcome.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Thanks--It worked out well.