Hard drive address

[Erv56Dawg]

Frustrated ; anytime i add any files to my hard drive, the address is
displayed as C:\Documents and Settings\Erwin , and Erwin isn't my name, but
it's close. How do I change this location name? Thank you in advance, and I
don't blame you for being amused by this F.N.G. question!!
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Dawg

[Bruce Chambers]

Erv56Dawg wrote:
> Frustrated ; anytime i add any files to my hard drive, the address is
> displayed as C:\Documents and Settings\Erwin , and Erwin isn't my name, but
> it's close. How do I change this location name? Thank you in advance, and I
> don't blame you for being amused by this F.N.G. question!!



The user profile folders (C:\Documents and Settings\Username)
_cannot_ be renamed, without unnecessarily risky registry editing, even
if the associated user account has been.

So, your best (and by far, the easiest) 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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Bruce Chambers

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