renaming a user account

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Tom Kriete

if i set up a new user account as John Smith and then
later on rename it to John Doe, the new name is reflected
on the user login screen and the user accounts section of
the control panel but the folder in "documents and
settings" remains with the original name (in this case
John Smith). How can I rename a user account and also
rename all associated folders and other info within
Windows XP?
 
Tom Kriete said:
if i set up a new user account as John Smith and then
later on rename it to John Doe, the new name is reflected
on the user login screen and the user accounts section of
the control panel but the folder in "documents and
settings" remains with the original name (in this case
John Smith). How can I rename a user account and also
rename all associated folders and other info within
Windows XP?
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Create a new user account so that the proper folder name is created
under DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS. Logon as the Administrator and copy over
your account to this new account from the Control Panel > System >
Advanced > User profiles > Settings. Test the new account and if all
is well delete the old account.
 
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