rename user folder

[Guest jskamm]

Hi

running win xp pro on new dell d830 laptop. set up the computer name and the

user name for laptop. computer name is LAPTOPRE, same as user name. but when

i view the document and settings folder, the user folder is named "Jason" and

is the only folder listed. this is how i initially set it up. wondering if i

can rename the subfolder "Jason" to Laptop? when i login as administrator and

try to rename i get error message access is denied. when i navigate to the

control panel/user account, the user Jason is not listed, only user listed is

Laptop. is there any way i can rename the subfolder "Jason" under documents

and settings?

[Guest Malke]

Re: rename user folder

 

jskamm wrote:

> Hi

> running win xp pro on new dell d830 laptop. set up the computer name and

> the user name for laptop. computer name is LAPTOPRE, same as user name.

> but when i view the document and settings folder, the user folder is named

> "Jason" and is the only folder listed. this is how i initially set it up.

> wondering if i can rename the subfolder "Jason" to Laptop? when i login as

> administrator and try to rename i get error message access is denied. when

> i navigate to the control panel/user account, the user Jason is not

> listed, only user listed is Laptop. is there any way i can rename the

> subfolder "Jason" under documents and settings?

 

1. Do not name the computer the same name as a user account.

 

2. You cannot rename user accounts. With XP Pro, you have the built-in

Administrator account and then any other accounts you create. As soon as

you create a user account with administrative privileges, the built-in

Administrator is hidden. This is by design.

 

I'm really not sure what you did from your description above. If you have a

user account called "Jason", then that's fine and what you should use. If

you simply renamed the built-in Administrator account "Jason", then create

another user account for your daily work and use that.

 

Malke

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[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: rename user folder

 

jskamm wrote:

> Hi

> running win xp pro on new dell d830 laptop. set up the computer name and the

> user name for laptop. computer name is LAPTOPRE, same as user name. but when

> i view the document and settings folder, the user folder is named "Jason" and

> is the only folder listed. this is how i initially set it up. wondering if i

> can rename the subfolder "Jason" to Laptop? when i login as administrator and

> try to rename i get error message access is denied. when i navigate to the

> control panel/user account, the user Jason is not listed, only user listed is

> Laptop. is there any way i can rename the subfolder "Jason" under documents

> and settings?

 

 

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

 

 

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[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: rename user folder

 

Malke wrote:

>

> 2. You cannot rename user accounts.

 

 

Actually, you can, although renaming the account will have no affect

upon the user profile folder.

 

 

 

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killed a great many philosophers.

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[Guest Malke]

Re: rename user folder

 

Bruce Chambers wrote:

> Malke wrote:

>>

>> 2. You cannot rename user accounts.

>

>

> Actually, you can, although renaming the account will have no affect

> upon the user profile folder.

>

>

>

 

Yes, of course. You know that's what I meant. :-)

 

Malke

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