name on start menu

[Marjorie]

In Windows XP Pro- I just built a new PC and installed
all software with the current user name. The problem is
the users previous name appears. When you click on the
start button the menu pops up with the user name on it.
How do you change the name that is on it? The user does
not want that name at the top of the start menu. How do
you change it and where is it picked up from? (user name
is smith-cj old user was sam j. pickle)

Thanks

[Amethyst]

Marjorie wrote:
> In Windows XP Pro- I just built a new PC and installed
> all software with the current user name. The problem is
> the users previous name appears. When you click on the
> start button the menu pops up with the user name on it.
> How do you change the name that is on it? The user does
> not want that name at the top of the start menu. How do
> you change it and where is it picked up from? (user name
> is smith-cj old user was sam j. pickle)
>
> Thanks


This is the second time you've posted this and you received several replies
the first time. May I suggest you use Google Groups (www.google.com) to
search for them? This is not an email support service.

Thank you

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Too!'

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[Marjorie]

"This is not an email support service."

I SEARCHED for my original post before I posted it a=20
second time and it did not appear. I did not expect=20
email support service but since it was not listed I=20
posted it again. If that offended you I am sorry, but I=20
feel that I have a right to ask the question again if it=20
inadvertantly slipped through the cracks.=20

One other item - for those who have constructive=20
suggestions about the problem. The user does not log on=20
with that name. There is nothing anywhere that has the=20
old name. None of the software was registered to that=20
name and the domain name is not that name either.

>-----Original Message-----
>Marjorie wrote:
>> In Windows XP Pro- I just built a new PC and installed
>> all software with the current user name. The problem=20
is
>> the users previous name appears. When you click on the
>> start button the menu pops up with the user name on it.
>> How do you change the name that is on it? The user=20
does
>> not want that name at the top of the start menu. How=20
do
>> you change it and where is it picked up from? (user=20
name
>> is smith-cj old user was sam j. pickle)
>>
>> Thanks
>
>
>This is the second time you've posted this and you=20
received several replies
>the first time. May I suggest you use Google Groups=20
(www.google.com) to
>search for them? This is not an email support service.
>
>Thank you
>
>--=20
>Cassandra
>Card carrying member of the Fresh Start Club 'The Undead=20
Are People
>Too!'
>
>Reply address is fake. Please send all praise, abuse,=20
insults, bequests
>of =A31million to cassandra (at) craigy34 (dot) freeserve=20
(dot) co (dot)
>uk. Change the obvious to the obvious.
>Private requests for assistance will not be=20
acknowledged. Please post
>all correspondence to the group so that all may benefit.=20
Thank you.
>
>
>.
>

[Michael]

Have you tried this:

Click Start - then click the picture beside the name; - on "Pick a new
picture for your account" click Cancel; - on "What do you want to change
about your account" - click "Change my name" and so on.

Mike

"Marjorie" > wrote in message
...
> In Windows XP Pro- I just built a new PC and installed
> all software with the current user name. The problem is
> the users previous name appears. When you click on the
> start button the menu pops up with the user name on it.
> How do you change the name that is on it? The user does
> not want that name at the top of the start menu. How do
> you change it and where is it picked up from? (user name
> is smith-cj old user was sam j. pickle)
>
> Thanks
>
>

[Bert]

Hi Marjorie,
by the way the quickest way to find you previous email is to go to View -
current view - show replies to my messages
This shows only yours


"Marjorie" > wrote in message
...
"This is not an email support service."

I SEARCHED for my original post before I posted it a
second time and it did not appear. I did not expect
email support service but since it was not listed I
posted it again. If that offended you I am sorry, but I
feel that I have a right to ask the question again if it
inadvertantly slipped through the cracks.

One other item - for those who have constructive
suggestions about the problem. The user does not log on
with that name. There is nothing anywhere that has the
old name. None of the software was registered to that
name and the domain name is not that name either.

>-----Original Message-----
>Marjorie wrote:
>> In Windows XP Pro- I just built a new PC and installed
>> all software with the current user name. The problem
is
>> the users previous name appears. When you click on the
>> start button the menu pops up with the user name on it.
>> How do you change the name that is on it? The user
does
>> not want that name at the top of the start menu. How
do
>> you change it and where is it picked up from? (user
name
>> is smith-cj old user was sam j. pickle)
>>
>> Thanks
>
>
>This is the second time you've posted this and you
received several replies
>the first time. May I suggest you use Google Groups
(www.google.com) to
>search for them? This is not an email support service.
>
>Thank you
>
>--
>Cassandra
>Card carrying member of the Fresh Start Club 'The Undead
Are People
>Too!'
>
>Reply address is fake. Please send all praise, abuse,
insults, bequests
>of £1million to cassandra (at) craigy34 (dot) freeserve
(dot) co (dot)
>uk. Change the obvious to the obvious.
>Private requests for assistance will not be
acknowledged. Please post
>all correspondence to the group so that all may benefit.
Thank you.
>
>
>.
>