Creating / Changing user accounts in XP Pro.

[Guest]

Hi,

Thank you in advance for much needed help.

I work in a small office and we just had an employee leave. For the new
employee who will be using her PC, with Windows XP Pro, I need to 1) change
user names and 2) change the name of the documents folder. Example, Old user
is KW, new user is TB. I know how to change user names through
Start->Control Panel-> User Accounts, pick account KW and click "Change my
name". When I do this and change the user name to TB,, it leaves the folder
c:\Documents and Settings\KW. I tried to change that name to c:\Documents
and Settings\TB, but I'm not able to. I get the error "KW is a Windows
system folder and is required for Windows to run properly. It cannot be moved
or renamed." By the way, KW (now called TB) is a user who is set up as an
administrator.

I tried to log in as Administrator with no password, but I'm denied entry.
Noone in the office knows the Administrator password. Is there a way to
reset that password?

Thank you for help in multiple situations.

 

[Malke]

Hi,

Thank you in advance for much needed help.

I work in a small office and we just had an employee leave. For the
new employee who will be using her PC, with Windows XP Pro, I need to
1) change
user names and 2) change the name of the documents folder. Example,
Old user
is KW, new user is TB. I know how to change user names through
Start->Control Panel-> User Accounts, pick account KW and click
"Change my
name". When I do this and change the user name to TB,, it leaves the
folder
c:\Documents and Settings\KW. I tried to change that name to
c:\Documents
and Settings\TB, but I'm not able to. I get the error "KW is a
Windows system folder and is required for Windows to run properly. It
cannot be moved
or renamed." By the way, KW (now called TB) is a user who is set up
as an administrator.

I tried to log in as Administrator with no password, but I'm denied
entry.
Noone in the office knows the Administrator password. Is there a way
to reset that password?

You don't want to just rename the user account. Create a new one and
delete the old one. Here's how:

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

You must log onto the new account once before you can copy anything to
it.

Malke

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi,

Thank you in advance for much needed help.

I work in a small office and we just had an employee leave. For the new
employee who will be using her PC, with Windows XP Pro, I need to 1) change
user names and 2) change the name of the documents folder. Example, Old user
is KW, new user is TB. I know how to change user names through
Start->Control Panel-> User Accounts, pick account KW and click "Change my
name". When I do this and change the user name to TB,, it leaves the folder
c:\Documents and Settings\KW. I tried to change that name to c:\Documents
and Settings\TB, but I'm not able to. I get the error "KW is a Windows
system folder and is required for Windows to run properly. It cannot be moved
or renamed." By the way, KW (now called TB) is a user who is set up as an
administrator.

I tried to log in as Administrator with no password, but I'm denied entry.
Noone in the office knows the Administrator password. Is there a way to
reset that password?

Thank you for help in multiple situations.

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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Bruce Chambers

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