Rename Folder?

[Bill]

I just renamed a WinXP logon, from (examples) Adam G. to Eve G.

Under C:\Documents and Settings, there is a folder "Adam G." attached to the new user
name, but the name of the folder is the name of the old logon.

When I try to rename it, I get a message that it is "Adam G. is a Windows system
folder... It cannot be moved or renamed".

How can I rename that folder & have it still associated with the Eve G. account?

THANKS!

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I just renamed a WinXP logon, from (examples) Adam G. to Eve G.

Under C:\Documents and Settings, there is a folder "Adam G." attached to the new user
name, but the name of the folder is the name of the old logon.

When I try to rename it, I get a message that it is "Adam G. is a Windows system
folder... It cannot be moved or renamed".

How can I rename that folder & have it still associated with the Eve G. account?

THANKS!

Sounds like some sort of a sex change operation . . . Here
is how you can do this without major trauma:
1. Log on under Eve G.
2. Start a Command Prompt (Start / Run / cmd {OK}).
3. Type this command: set UserProfile
Is the response Adam G or Eve G?
4. Reboot the PC.
5. Log on as an administrator.
6. If the answer in Step3 was Eve G then go to Step 10.
7. Run regedit.exe and navigate to
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList:
8. Check the ProfileImagePath of each entry. Change the one that
reads "Adam G" to "Eve G".
9. Rename the "Adam G" profile folder to "Eve G". End of story.

10. Rename the "Eve G" profile folder to "Eve G.old".
11. Rename the "Adam G" profile folder to "Eve G". End of story.

 

[Bill]

Sounds like some sort of a sex change operation . . . Here
is how you can do this without major trauma:
1. Log on under Eve G.
2. Start a Command Prompt (Start / Run / cmd {OK}).
3. Type this command: set UserProfile
Is the response Adam G or Eve G?

Adam G

4. Reboot the PC.
5. Log on as an administrator.
6. If the answer in Step3 was Eve G then go to Step 10.
7. Run regedit.exe and navigate to
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList:
8. Check the ProfileImagePath of each entry. Change the one that
reads "Adam G" to "Eve G".

O.K., I got as far as this, and I renamed the registry entry...

9. Rename the "Adam G" profile folder to "Eve G". End of story.

Same error - it won't let me rename that folder!

 

[Bill]

:
O.K., I got as far as this, and I renamed the registry entry...


Same error - it won't let me rename that folder!

Fixed it - I hit F8 on boot and selected Safe Mode Command Prompt. I was able to rename
the directory from there.

Thanks!!!

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Fixed it - I hit F8 on boot and selected Safe Mode Command Prompt. I was able to rename
the directory from there.

Thanks!!!

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I just renamed a WinXP logon, from (examples) Adam G. to Eve G.

Under C:\Documents and Settings, there is a folder "Adam G." attached to the new user
name, but the name of the folder is the name of the old logon.

When I try to rename it, I get a message that it is "Adam G. is a Windows system
folder... It cannot be moved or renamed".

How can I rename that folder & have it still associated with the Eve G. account?

As the warning message clearly says, 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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[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

As the warning message clearly says, 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

Strange. I thought that the OP solved his problem, even though
you say that it can't be done.

 

[Bill]

Strange. I thought that the OP solved his problem, even though
you say that it can't be done.

True - the OP solved my problem, (I did have to correct a few registry entries).