Renaming "user" folder within Docs & Settings

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Charlie

I have a new laptop the was pre checked by Best Buy that
included activating Windows (if I had know they were
going to activate Windows, I would have told them not to
do that). Anyway, Windows was activated with default
settings. I managed to rename the registered owner name
thru the registry and change user account name. I can't
change the default named "user" folder within the
Documents & Settings folder, however. Since this is a
windows system folder, how or where can I go to change
the name "user" and all references to an actual name such
as the registered owners name as it would be if I was
able to activate Windows myself. My other PC's have Docs
& Settings folder correct "All Users" and "Charlie".

Any help appreciated.

TIA

Charlie
 
Charlie;
The easiest is to create a new profile, copy the data from old to new
profile.
Delete old profile when you are sure all is correct:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811151

Activation did not set the name, installing Windows and running the
computer the first time is when that information is set.
 
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