Re: Cannot completely change username

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Knack wrote:

Obtained ownership of a used HP Pavilion desktop computer that runs on
WinXP Media Center.

After I changed the username from HP_Administrator to my own
personalized administrator username, I see that change at the login
screen. However, in the Documents and Settings directory there is no
folder for my new username, but instead HP_Administrator. There are a
few odd problems that this discrepancy can cause. How can I fix the OS
so that only my revised username appears in the registry, and thus
everywhere?

As you have discovered, you cannot change a user account simply by
renaming it. Instead, make a new user account for yourself and copy
over the HP_Administrator account data and settings. You will need to
log into the new user account once before you can copy anything to it.

Copy a User Account -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811151

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783

Malke
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