Re: I need help

Rebecca wrote:

> I bought my computer from a business Guy who was closing his
> business. I need to know how to change the name of the user folder
> it was created with. (in C:/ ) documents /settings .. the name he
> used is not very appropriate.. but when i try to rename it, it says
> it is a " windows system folder and is required to run windows
> properly. cannot be changed or deleted" .... also ... everything i
> save ... everything i do automatically goes into this folder .....


If I bought a used computer, the first thing I would do with it would be to
reinstall the operating system cleanly. You have no idea how the computer
has been maintained, what has been installed incorrectly, what is missing,
what viruses and spyware there may be, etc. I wouldn't want to live with
somebody else's mistakes and problems, possibility of kiddie porn, etc., and
I wouldn't recommend that anyone else do either.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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