Re: How to change system user name in the Documents and Settings folde
- From: Bruce Chambers <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:06:35 -0600
Flashfox wrote:
System: Acer Aspire One & Windows XP Home SP3
Source: Bought a demonstrator from BB.
Preparation: Deleted the spamware, ran AV, ran updates, installed
applications.
Problem: The default My Documents folder name is "Toby". Evidently the
name of a clerk @ BB. I tried to change the name with no success.
What I did: 1. Made sure that the right name is in the User Accounts w/admin
rights.
2. The only other user is "Guest". This account is off.
3. Under Documents and Settings, the folder "Toby" is present. I
cannot delete it nor can I change its name. (Error message tells me
that it is a system file). I tried changing the rights to RWMD with no
success.
4. No matter how many other profiles I create, "Toby"continues to be
used.
Question: How can I either change the default name or delete this
folder?
With second-hand computers (among which one would certainly have to include a store demo unit), especially if acquired from strangers but perhaps even if acquired from a family member or friend, your wisest course of action would definitely be to format the hard drives and start fresh. You don't want to get in trouble because the original owner may have filled the hard drive with kiddie porn, or have problems because the original owner downloaded/installed viruses or other malware.
To fix the "Registered to" information for WinNT/2K/XP, you can use Start > Run > Regedit.exe to edit:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\RegisteredOwner
and:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current
Version\RegisteredOrganization
How this will affect the name displayed in previously installed applications will vary depending upon each individual program; some read the registered owner information dynamically, while others read it only during installation.
The user profile folders (C:\Documents and Settings\Username)
_cannot_ be renamed, without risky registry editing, even if the associated user account has been. So, your best course of action would be to log on using the built-in Administrator account, create a new user account, with the username desired. Once you've logged in using this new account (and transfered any data you need to preserve, you can then delete the old user account(s).
HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783
How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811151
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