I can rename a system folder BUT........

[Nick Haury]

Hi all,
I've done some previous post on being able to rename the
HP_administrator to another name. The advice that I got was good but
wasn't what I really wanted, it renames the administrator name alright,
but I guess I was a little vague on what I really wanted. I guess I
expected that you should be able to read my mind. *NOT* What I really
want to do is change the the HP_Administrator name in 'Window Explorer'.

Now that being said, I read a thread that attacked this situation,
here is the snippet from that post:

Go into Safe Mode, log in as Administrator. Right-click on the folder
and make sure you didn't make it a system folder. If you did, uncheck
that. You might also need to take ownership of the folder.

OK, I did this and I was able to change the name of the folder,
BUT....... when I rebooted I lost all my setting. As though it booted
to the other administrator. By this I mean, when I boot into safe mode,
two administrators show up, 'HP_Administrator' the one I want to change
the name of the folder, and 'Administrator'. I pick on 'Administrator',
thinking that I need to be logged on to this one to change the other,
change the folder name from HP_Administrator to my name and the reboot,
and walla no more setting, no desktop, no icons, no links to file the
way I have then set up.

Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

TIA

 

[GTS]

The folder under Documents and Settings is named when the user account is
created. When a user is renamed, this folder still retains the original
name. If you change it, Windows can no longer find the user profile.

The only way to accomplish what you want to do is to create a new profile in
the name you want, copy profile data from the old to the new, and then
delete the old one. See How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a
new profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811151

Be very careful. Make sure you have a valid administrator account before
deleting anything. Also, leave the default Administrator account alone.

 

[Nick Haury]

Thanks, Thank GOD for system recovery.
Nick

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi all,
I've done some previous post on being able to rename the
HP_administrator to another name. The advice that I got was good but
wasn't what I really wanted, it renames the administrator name alright,
but I guess I was a little vague on what I really wanted. I guess I
expected that you should be able to read my mind. *NOT* What I really
want to do is change the the HP_Administrator name in 'Window Explorer'.

Now that being said, I read a thread that attacked this situation,
here is the snippet from that post:

Go into Safe Mode, log in as Administrator. Right-click on the folder
and make sure you didn't make it a system folder. If you did, uncheck
that. You might also need to take ownership of the folder.

OK, I did this and I was able to change the name of the folder,
BUT....... when I rebooted I lost all my setting. As though it booted
to the other administrator. By this I mean, when I boot into safe mode,
two administrators show up, 'HP_Administrator' the one I want to change
the name of the folder, and 'Administrator'. I pick on 'Administrator',
thinking that I need to be logged on to this one to change the other,
change the folder name from HP_Administrator to my name and the reboot,
and walla no more setting, no desktop, no icons, no links to file the
way I have then set up.

Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

TIA

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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