How to rename file

[Sheila]

Somehow on my reinstall of Windows XP, the file in
Documents and Settings that used to have my sign on name
is now named Owner. Since it is a system file, I cannot
rename it. Is there any other way to do this? My sign
on name shows correctly on the start menu.

[Rob Schneider]

Sheila wrote:
> Somehow on my reinstall of Windows XP, the file in
> Documents and Settings that used to have my sign on name
> is now named Owner. Since it is a system file, I cannot
> rename it. Is there any other way to do this? My sign
> on name shows correctly on the start menu.

Check the permissions on the file (not just who the owner is).
Check that the permissions are granted to your id for the domain you
expect (if on a network). Your id LOCALHOST/SHEILA is not the same as
DOMAINNAME/SHEILA and permissions need to reflect this.

[Sheila]

Rob, could you please tell me how to do this? This is an
area I am not at all familiar with. BTW, it is not on a
network.

Thanks for answering.......


>-----Original Message-----
>Sheila wrote:
>> Somehow on my reinstall of Windows XP, the file in
>> Documents and Settings that used to have my sign on
name
>> is now named Owner. Since it is a system file, I
cannot
>> rename it. Is there any other way to do this? My
sign
>> on name shows correctly on the start menu.
>
>Check the permissions on the file (not just who the
owner is).
>Check that the permissions are granted to your id for
the domain you
>expect (if on a network). Your id LOCALHOST/SHEILA is
not the same as
>DOMAINNAME/SHEILA and permissions need to reflect this.
>
>.
>

[rms]

Sheila wrote:
> Rob, could you please tell me how to do this? This is an
> area I am not at all familiar with. BTW, it is not on a
> network.
*snip*

Press CTRL-ALT-DEL and look at that screen to see exactly what your
login machine/id is.

Then go to the file that you want to change permissions for in Explorer,
right mouse click, then pick properties. then security tab.

Look a the various users listed. you should see group names and
individual id's. probably yours. check that your id has the rights you
expect/need.

You should read up a bit on permsision in the Windows Help files. Start
in the sections talking about "Security and privacy"