Re: Account name-change leaves path name same
- From: Malke <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:30:39 -0800
daztrue wrote:
In Computer Management I changed a regular User account name (e.g. NewName), which displayed fine from My Computer (NewName's Documents etc.), but when looking at the proper path line, I found \Documents and Settings\OldName\. Being a system directory, I can't simply rename it, so why has this occured and how do I rectify it?
As you have discovered, simply renaming a user account is a cosmetic change only and does not affect the underlying files/folders. You need to create a new user account named as desired from Control Panel/User Accounts. If you want to have all the same data, you need to copy the original user account to the new one. You will need to log into the new account once before you can copy anything to it.
HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783
Copy a User Account - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811151
Malke
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