Re: Unable to change folder name to new user name

[Roger Abell [MVP]]

These are special folders, and always retain the name=20
given to them when first defined.
The most simple solution if this really bothers you is=20
to rename your account back, then define a new account=20
with the name that you like, and then finally migrate the=20
movable profiled customizations to the new account.

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Roger=20

"Eduardo Pietri" > wrote in message =
...
> I decided to change the user name of the main user profile I have in =
my Win
> XP computer. Even though Windows allowed me to change the user name, =
the
> user profile folder name remained with the old name--the one under =
Documents
> and Settings. This is kind of annoying because I have a home network =
and
> some drive references for this computer are shown with the old user =
name.
>=20
> How can I change the folder name? I am afraid of creating another =
user just
> to do that because my fear is that if I just change the folder name =
when I
> am logged on as another user it may screw something up. Any =
suggestions?
>=20
> Eduardo
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>

[Eduardo Pietri]

O.K. That's what I'll do.

Will the Quick Launch icons transferred over if I copy the Desktop folder to
my new account? Or, are these stored someplace else?

Thanks,
Eduardo


"Roger Abell [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
These are special folders, and always retain the name
given to them when first defined.
The most simple solution if this really bothers you is
to rename your account back, then define a new account
with the name that you like, and then finally migrate the
movable profiled customizations to the new account.

--
Roger

"Eduardo Pietri" > wrote in message
...
> I decided to change the user name of the main user profile I have in my
Win
> XP computer. Even though Windows allowed me to change the user name, the
> user profile folder name remained with the old name--the one under
Documents
> and Settings. This is kind of annoying because I have a home network and
> some drive references for this computer are shown with the old user name.
>
> How can I change the folder name? I am afraid of creating another user
just
> to do that because my fear is that if I just change the folder name when I
> am logged on as another user it may screw something up. Any suggestions?
>
> Eduardo
>
>