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Pheasant Plucker®
Hi there,
Has the behaviour of creating users when installing XP changed somewhere
along the line?
I mean *I think* when installing XP some time ago I used to setup without
first creating a user - everything was under Administrator but the last few
times when installing XP I was unable to proceed without first creating a
user other than one called Administrator...or am I going mad? ;^)
Secondly, and probably connected to the above I now have a selection of
computers on my home network with various user names, Administrator, Admin,
my own name etc. and it is getting more than a little confusing when I want
to access a machine over the network having to remember the correct user
name.
So...I would like to standardize the user name across all machines as my own
name but do not want to lose any settings, preferences, mailbox etc. etc. or
go through a prolonged setting up procedure etc.
Is there an easy way to create a new user (or modify the main user) but keep
*ALL* of the main users profile to include the aforementioned settings,
preferences, mailbox, program access, rights, etc. etc.
I've noticed before when I have just changed users names some of the folders
seem to retain the original username and I would like the new username to be
reflected throughout the PC.
Possible?
Has the behaviour of creating users when installing XP changed somewhere
along the line?
I mean *I think* when installing XP some time ago I used to setup without
first creating a user - everything was under Administrator but the last few
times when installing XP I was unable to proceed without first creating a
user other than one called Administrator...or am I going mad? ;^)
Secondly, and probably connected to the above I now have a selection of
computers on my home network with various user names, Administrator, Admin,
my own name etc. and it is getting more than a little confusing when I want
to access a machine over the network having to remember the correct user
name.
So...I would like to standardize the user name across all machines as my own
name but do not want to lose any settings, preferences, mailbox etc. etc. or
go through a prolonged setting up procedure etc.
Is there an easy way to create a new user (or modify the main user) but keep
*ALL* of the main users profile to include the aforementioned settings,
preferences, mailbox, program access, rights, etc. etc.
I've noticed before when I have just changed users names some of the folders
seem to retain the original username and I would like the new username to be
reflected throughout the PC.
Possible?