Re: Renamed admin account

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From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospamcableone.net)
Date: 05/15/04 

Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 10:30:24 -0600

Greetings --

    The user profile (C:\Documents and Settings\Username) folders
_cannot_ be renamed, even if the associated user account has been.

Bruce Chambers 

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"FRG" <xxxx@usa.net> wrote in message 
news:ONLRIvoOEHA.1340@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> When I installed XP somehow I renamed the admin account to another 
> name
> (Prime). Is there a way to return the name to Admin. I have tried 
> the normal
> rename but I received the prompt that the the folder  cannot be 
> renamed as
> it is a system folder.
>
> Thanks
>
>

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