Username puzzle...?

[Kenneth]

Howdy,

I am confused by an odd Username situation, and could use
some help:

On my laptop, in Control Panel | Users, I show two users
only. One shows my first name (as Administrator), and the
other is Guest.

When I log on from the machine itself, my first name
displays as it should: "Kenneth", I enter my password, and
all is well.

But, for the last few days, I have been wrestling with a
remote logon problem:

If I tried to log on to \\MachineName\C$ by entering
"Kenneth" (without quotes) with my password, the logon
failed.

Then, I noticed something on my laptop:

If I go into Task Manager, and click on the Users Tab, the
user that appears shows my Full name, that is First and Last
even though that is not the name of my account in Control
Panel.

With that information, I tried the remote logon again, but
instead of entering my username (first only) I entered my
full name and the logon succeeded!

Where is this full name thing coming from if not Control
Panel | Users, and what can I do to correct it?

Sincere thanks for any help on this,

 

[Mark Dormer]

In Control Panel - User Accounts click the Advanced button on the Advanced
tab

Under Local Users and Groups expand Users

You logon name is the name that appears in this list.
Double click it, the full name property is entered in this dialog.

Regards
Mark Dormer



In the new window that opens you can see the user account and

 

[Kenneth]

In Control Panel - User Accounts click the Advanced button on the Advanced
tab

Under Local Users and Groups expand Users

You logon name is the name that appears in this list.
Double click it, the full name property is entered in this dialog.

Regards
Mark Dormer



In the new window that opens you can see the user account and

Hi Mark,

I thank you for your suggestion, but...

When I go into Control Panel | User Accounts I see a
"Wizard-Like" interface that asks me if I want to change an
account, or create a new one etc.

There is no "Advanced" button, and no tabs at all.

What am I missing here?

Sincere thanks again,

 

[Mark Dormer]

This is normal. XP can handle this different ways according to how logons
are set up.

At a command prompt or in the Run box type "control userpasswords2"
This will bring up the dialog I am talking about

Another way to access it is by right clicking My computer and selecting
Manage

Regards
Mark Dormer

 

[Kenneth]

In Control Panel - User Accounts click the Advanced button on the Advanced
tab

Under Local Users and Groups expand Users

You logon name is the name that appears in this list.
Double click it, the full name property is entered in this dialog.

Regards
Mark Dormer

Hi again Mark,

With some searching, I found out how to get the "Classic
View" and with that, all made sense.

I sincerely appreciate your kind help,