Changing User Name...

[Blue]

Hey all,

You know that folder under your Documents and Settings folder? The one where everytime you save something, it shows that name through the path. The one that when you try to change it you can't, it says it is not possible.

I want to change that folder name!

My sister started off using my computer so she had registered my comp under her name, she only used it for a few days before it became mine. So her name is on that user file, its been on there for a year or so. Its starting to annoy me, when i upload files it has her name instead of mine.

I have changed every other setting on my comp to show my name everywhere else, but that one folder still remains under her name.

Anyways, i don't know, maybe this is a stupid question, but if anyone knows how to change the name of that folder i would be very thankfull. I have gone through tons and tons of webpages and downloaded a few tools that should of been able to fix my problem, but they just don't.

So if anyone could help me that would be great. If not thanks anyways.



-Blue

[hobey19]

nevermind, i tested my theory after posting, and it did not work. forgive me

craig

[mairving]

Usually what I do is to add the new user. Then log in as administrator or a different user than the old user or the new user that you just created. The user will have to have full admin rights. Then while logged in as this user, delete the old user. The folder will still remain after deletion. Then copy all of the files to the new users folder and then you can delete the folder.

Example:
Old user name - biff
New user name - buffy
Admintrator name - Administrator
Log in as Administrator and delete user biff. Move biff's files over to buffy's folder. Delete biff's folder.

[Blue]

heh, thanks mairving

can't believe i just didn't think of that my self