Re: user name "user"

Typing 'SET' at a commandprompt should give you the authoritative lowdown on
who's in the driving-seat. It should also tell you which userprofile folder
is in use.

I can see three possible issues here:

One, that the 'Fast User Switching' service is active, and the user 'user'
has never been properly logged-off. If so, disable this service.

Two, the user-description (In control panel>system) is 'User' while the
actual account is called E41. In this case 'User' will appear on the start
menu, instead of E41.

Three, the account has been renamed at some time. This is a dubious thing to
do, since it leaves you with a profile-folder that still has the old name.
The only proper way to rename a user is (unfortunately) to create a new
account.

As a matter of interest my policy for single-user standalone computers is
that the local account is always called 'user.' Personalising such a computer
is simply asking for headaches when the user changes (or marries!) or the
machine has to be swapped-out.

"MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:

Al [or is it AL ?],

Hmmm ... could be just a glitch or it could be something nasty going on.
What about -

Right click the Taskbar and choose Task Manager.
Click the Processes tab.
At the bottom left hand of the window put a mark next to 'Show processes
from all users'
Under the 'User Name' column see if User is listed, the correct name for
the User is listed, or are they both listed ?


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