Guest barrowhill Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 How do you go about changing the ADMIN user name that was inserted into a XP PC when the operating system was installed ? I have changed the user name etc using USER ACCOUNTS but there is still the original ADMIN user directory under DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS which I'd like to change.
Guest nass Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 RE: Accont Name Change "barrowhill" wrote: > How do you go about changing the ADMIN user name that was inserted into a XP > PC when the operating system was installed ? > > I have changed the user name etc using USER ACCOUNTS but there is still the > original ADMIN user directory under DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS which I'd like to > change. Leave alone this the default Windows Admin which can be helpful when you have trouble with your system to override settings or troubleshoot errors. If you tried to change it you will be looking for trouble unless I'm mistaken with another account you created :-) HTH. nass --- http://www.nasstec.co.uk
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted July 12, 2008 Posted July 12, 2008 Re: Accont Name Change barrowhill wrote: > How do you go about changing the ADMIN user name that was inserted into a XP > PC when the operating system was installed ? > > I have changed the user name etc using USER ACCOUNTS but there is still the > original ADMIN user directory under DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS which I'd like to > change. > The user profile folders (C:\Documents and Settings\Username) _cannot_ be renamed, without risky registry editing, even if the associated user account has been. So, your best course of action would be to log on using the built-in Administrator account, create a new user account, with the username desired. Once you've logged in using this new account (and transfered any data you need to preserve, you can then delete the old user account(s). HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783 How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811151 -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot
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