XP profiles suddenly <User.Computername> instead of just <User>

J

Jurjen de Groot

After solving some problems with the machine not starting (disk check on
another machine + taking ownership of files), when I now logon to this
machine I'm logged in with a new profile User.ComputerName wich is not
right, this way the users can't access their old profiles. I'm not sure why
this happens but if I'm not mistaken there's a registry setting out there
wich will undo this. Anyone know this registry setting or maybe other
solution to this problem ?

TIA,
Jurjen.
 
R

Ramesh, MS-MVP

For standalone Windows XP systems, this might help:

How to rename or move a User Profile folder?
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/userpath.htm

Read the caveats mentioned.

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


After solving some problems with the machine not starting (disk check on
another machine + taking ownership of files), when I now logon to this
machine I'm logged in with a new profile User.ComputerName wich is not
right, this way the users can't access their old profiles. I'm not sure why
this happens but if I'm not mistaken there's a registry setting out there
wich will undo this. Anyone know this registry setting or maybe other
solution to this problem ?

TIA,
Jurjen.
 

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