How do I get rid of "Owner" account upgrading from XP Home to XP P

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Hi guys. I upgraded XP Home to XP Professional and I want to migrate the
Owner account to another account named with my own name instead of "Owner" as
XP Home does for the primary Admin account. How do I do this? When I go to
the dialog that would let me copy an account the buttons are greyed out to do
this for the Owner account.

Any ideas for getting rid of Owner and setting up my own named account would
be most appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Create a new user profile, then delete the other user account after
transferring the old account's information to your new account.

How To Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783&Product=winxp

How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811151

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| Hi guys. I upgraded XP Home to XP Professional and I want to migrate the
| Owner account to another account named with my own name instead of "Owner" as
| XP Home does for the primary Admin account. How do I do this? When I go to
| the dialog that would let me copy an account the buttons are greyed out to do
| this for the Owner account.
|
| Any ideas for getting rid of Owner and setting up my own named account would
| be most appreciated. Thanks.