Renaming my documents and settings folder

[Trish]

Is there a way to rename the system folder (Documents and Settings)? We got
the comp from a friend and it was 2 weeks old and everything was in his
name. I want everything to be in my name. I managed to change everything
but the folder above. I wasn't sure about messing with a system folder.

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[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Can't change it, it is the same on all systems.

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[Trish]

Thanks for the answer....

Hi,

Can't change it, it is the same on all systems.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Trish]

Wait.......I think I may have not said what I really meant. I'm not sure
how to put it.....
Ok here goes a try at it. Under Documents and Settings, the (user name?)
which is not my name(belongs to the guy I got comp from).....that's what I
want to change. Can that be done?

Sorry!
Trish

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Gotcha.

Copy off what you want, then delete it.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Trish]

Sorry about the misunderstanding...not real good at this computer stuff.
Thank you for the help!

Trish

 

[Peter Hutchison]

Is there a way to rename the system folder (Documents and Settings)? We got
the comp from a friend and it was 2 weeks old and everything was in his
name. I want everything to be in my name. I managed to change everything
but the folder above. I wasn't sure about messing with a system folder.

I suggest you DO NOT rename Documents and Settings as a lot of entries
in Registry is changed.
Best thing to do is create a new User Account in Your Name and it will
create a folder in your name too in Documents and Settings and you can
also delete the old user along with his/her folder.
See User Accounts in Start, Settings, Control Panel.

Peter Hutchison
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