User file locations

[Guest JSD]

First let me say that my computer knowledge is limited to spreadsheets and

Word documents, with a general knowledge of other computer functions.

 

I have Windows XP on my home computer that is used by my son, my wife and

myself. My son accidentally deleted his login and account. I created a new

one for him but now his files are located in "C:\Documents and

Settings\Bobby.BOBBY\My Documents". Previously they were located in

"C:\Documents and Settings\Bobby\My Documents".

 

Is there some place where I can go to change the path back to the old one?

 

Thanks for any help you can give me.

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: User file locations

 

 

"JSD" <JSD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:1C1C198F-149F-4CB3-81A5-B821A7C17BAF@microsoft.com...

> First let me say that my computer knowledge is limited to spreadsheets and

> Word documents, with a general knowledge of other computer functions.

>

> I have Windows XP on my home computer that is used by my son, my wife and

> myself. My son accidentally deleted his login and account. I created a

> new

> one for him but now his files are located in "C:\Documents and

> Settings\Bobby.BOBBY\My Documents". Previously they were located in

> "C:\Documents and Settings\Bobby\My Documents".

>

> Is there some place where I can go to change the path back to the old one?

>

> Thanks for any help you can give me.

>

 

You can change it here:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

It may subsequently be necessary for an Administrator to grant full access

to "C:\Documents and Settings\Bobby" for Bobby.

[Guest JSD]

Re: User file locations

 

 

Thank you for the reply. Regretfully I am still unable to correct this

problem. As I stated, I am really a novice at making Windows XP corrections.

I have spent over an hour working on this. I do not see any way that I can

get to the path (?) "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows

NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList" that you specify in your reply. Am I doing

something wrong?

 

Also, I received an e-mail notice that you had replied. The two links in

the e-mail to get back to your reply did not work. Am I doing something

wrong there too?

 

Thank you in advance for all of your help.

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

> "JSD" <JSD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:1C1C198F-149F-4CB3-81A5-B821A7C17BAF@microsoft.com...

> > First let me say that my computer knowledge is limited to spreadsheets and

> > Word documents, with a general knowledge of other computer functions.

> >

> > I have Windows XP on my home computer that is used by my son, my wife and

> > myself. My son accidentally deleted his login and account. I created a

> > new

> > one for him but now his files are located in "C:\Documents and

> > Settings\Bobby.BOBBY\My Documents". Previously they were located in

> > "C:\Documents and Settings\Bobby\My Documents".

> >

> > Is there some place where I can go to change the path back to the old one?

> >

> > Thanks for any help you can give me.

> >

>

> You can change it here:

> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

> It may subsequently be necessary for an Administrator to grant full access

> to "C:\Documents and Settings\Bobby" for Bobby.

>

>

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: User file locations

 

Few if any respondents quote a genuine EMail address in their

replies. Most are fake (including mine) so that we don't become

the target of spammers.

 

It sounds as if you have no experience in hacking the registry.

This is not a particularly good starting point - if you do the

wrong thing in the registry then you can easily wreck your

machine. I recommend that you get a friend with appropriate

experience to assist you. Here is what you need to do while

logged on as Administrator.

 

1. Create a System Restore point so that you can go back if necessary.

2. Click Start / Run / regedit.exe {OK}

3. Navigate to this location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\

4. Examine each of the keys in ProfileList by looking at "ProfileImagePath"

on the right-hand side, until you find the one that contains the current

unwanted profile path ( Bobby.Bobby).

5. Double-click that ProfileImagePath.

6. Change its tail end to the name of the old profile folder and press

Enter.

7. Check the permissions of the old profile folder. Does the account "Bobby"

have full access to it? If not then grant him that access.

 

"JSD" <JSD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:6B2C400C-FDD4-4E50-B7E8-AFA9ADACD603@microsoft.com...

>

> Thank you for the reply. Regretfully I am still unable to correct this

> problem. As I stated, I am really a novice at making Windows XP

> corrections.

> I have spent over an hour working on this. I do not see any way that I

> can

> get to the path (?) "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows

> NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList" that you specify in your reply. Am I doing

> something wrong?

>

> Also, I received an e-mail notice that you had replied. The two links in

> the e-mail to get back to your reply did not work. Am I doing something

> wrong there too?

>

> Thank you in advance for all of your help.

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

>>

>> "JSD" <JSD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:1C1C198F-149F-4CB3-81A5-B821A7C17BAF@microsoft.com...

>> > First let me say that my computer knowledge is limited to spreadsheets

>> > and

>> > Word documents, with a general knowledge of other computer functions.

>> >

>> > I have Windows XP on my home computer that is used by my son, my wife

>> > and

>> > myself. My son accidentally deleted his login and account. I created

>> > a

>> > new

>> > one for him but now his files are located in "C:\Documents and

>> > Settings\Bobby.BOBBY\My Documents". Previously they were located in

>> > "C:\Documents and Settings\Bobby\My Documents".

>> >

>> > Is there some place where I can go to change the path back to the old

>> > one?

>> >

>> > Thanks for any help you can give me.

>> >

>>

>> You can change it here:

>> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

>> It may subsequently be necessary for an Administrator to grant full

>> access

>> to "C:\Documents and Settings\Bobby" for Bobby.

>>

>>

>>

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: User file locations

 

Why doesn't he just use System Restore to roll back to a pre existing

restore point that predates this mess?

 

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> Few if any respondents quote a genuine EMail address in their

> replies. Most are fake (including mine) so that we don't become

> the target of spammers.

>

> It sounds as if you have no experience in hacking the registry.

> This is not a particularly good starting point - if you do the

> wrong thing in the registry then you can easily wreck your

> machine. I recommend that you get a friend with appropriate

> experience to assist you. Here is what you need to do while

> logged on as Administrator.

>

> 1. Create a System Restore point so that you can go back if necessary.

> 2. Click Start / Run / regedit.exe {OK}

> 3. Navigate to this location:

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows

> NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\

> 4. Examine each of the keys in ProfileList by looking at

> "ProfileImagePath"

> on the right-hand side, until you find the one that contains the

> current

> unwanted profile path ( Bobby.Bobby).

> 5. Double-click that ProfileImagePath.

> 6. Change its tail end to the name of the old profile folder and press

> Enter.

> 7. Check the permissions of the old profile folder. Does the account

> "Bobby"

> have full access to it? If not then grant him that access.

>

> "JSD" <JSD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:6B2C400C-FDD4-4E50-B7E8-AFA9ADACD603@microsoft.com...

>>

>> Thank you for the reply. Regretfully I am still unable to correct this

>> problem. As I stated, I am really a novice at making Windows XP

>> corrections.

>> I have spent over an hour working on this. I do not see any way that I

>> can get to the path (?) "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows

>> NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList" that you specify in your reply. Am I

>> doing

>> something wrong?

>>

>> Also, I received an e-mail notice that you had replied. The two links in

>> the e-mail to get back to your reply did not work. Am I doing something

>> wrong there too?

>>

>> Thank you in advance for all of your help.

>>

>> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>>

>>>

>>> "JSD" <JSD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>> news:1C1C198F-149F-4CB3-81A5-B821A7C17BAF@microsoft.com...

>>>> First let me say that my computer knowledge is limited to spreadsheets

>>>> and

>>>> Word documents, with a general knowledge of other computer functions.

>>>>

>>>> I have Windows XP on my home computer that is used by my son, my wife

>>>> and myself. My son accidentally deleted his login and account. I

>>>> created

>>>> a new one for him but now his files are located in "C:\Documents and

>>>> Settings\Bobby.BOBBY\My Documents". Previously they were located in

>>>> "C:\Documents and Settings\Bobby\My Documents".

>>>>

>>>> Is there some place where I can go to change the path back to the old

>>>> one?

>>>>

>>>> Thanks for any help you can give me.

>>>>

>>>

>>> You can change it here:

>>> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

>>> It may subsequently be necessary for an Administrator to grant full

>>> access

>>> to "C:\Documents and Settings\Bobby" for Bobby.

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: User file locations

 

 

"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

news:%23ztCIZ$%23IHA.2216@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Why doesn't he just use System Restore to roll back to a pre existing

> restore point that predates this mess?

>

> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

 

I'm not sure whether it will help in his case but it's worth

a try. It certainly won't hurt because System Restore is

fully reversible.

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: User file locations

 

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

> news:%23ztCIZ$%23IHA.2216@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Why doesn't he just use System Restore to roll back to a pre existing

>> restore point that predates this mess?

>>

>> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:

>

> I'm not sure whether it will help in his case but it's worth

> a try. It certainly won't hurt because System Restore is

> fully reversible.

 

And I just suspect it may be the simplest way out of this.