Guest jskamm Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 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 Posted September 2, 2008 Posted September 2, 2008 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 -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted September 3, 2008 Posted September 3, 2008 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 -- 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
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted September 3, 2008 Posted September 3, 2008 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. -- 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
Guest Malke Posted September 3, 2008 Posted September 3, 2008 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 -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
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