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Hi. My hubbie's having my computer.
I've changed my name in User Account to his which was fine,
but weirdly the name in Documents & Settings is till the old one. Why is
that and how do I change it?
J
 
JN said:
Hi. My hubbie's having my computer.
I've changed my name in User Account to his which was fine,
but weirdly the name in Documents & Settings is till the old one. Why
is that and how do I change it?
J
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As you have discovered, you can't simply change the name on a user
account. The files/folders will still be in the original account's
name. Change the name back to your husband's and then create a new user
account with your name. Log in once. You can then copy the original
account to your new one.

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
 
JN said:
Hi. My hubbie's having my computer.
I've changed my name in User Account to his which was fine,
but weirdly the name in Documents & Settings is till the old one. Why is
that and how do I change it?
J
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The user profile folders (C:\Documents and Settings\Username)
_cannot_ be renamed, even if the associated user account has been. So,
your best course of action would be to log on using the built-in
Administrator account, create a new user account, with the username
desired. You can then delete the old user account(s).

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

How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811151


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