Re: How to rename Win system folder?

I got myself in trouble trying to rename my user name from Owner to <MyName>.
Please Help. I am running WinXP SP3.

I did not like the fact that my account was called "Owner." I tried to
change the name to <MyName> by creating another user called <MyName> and
copying the files in the "Documents and Settings" folder from "Owner" to
<MyName>. I didn't know the correct procedure back then and may have copied
too many files. The <MyName> login was all messed up, especially my Outlook
folders. Also, I noticed that when I logged in as "Owner", some of my system
folders (e.g. Send To, Start Menu) were being accessed from the Document and
Settings of <MyName>!!! Things got crossed between these two accounts.

I deleted the <MyName> account and preserved the files, but the
cross-references to its system folders persist even when I log in as "Owner".

My problem is that my user profile is mixed up across TWO existing user
profiles. So how to I know which files to copy from which profile?

It seems to me that a better solution would be to fix the pointers from my
current profile to point to the the folders in ITS OWN profile. Where do I
find this in the Registry?

I did a SID List command and the results look fine:


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Lists all the user accounts, their SIDs and Profile paths.
SIDList.vbs - Copyright © 2005-2006, Ramesh Srinivasan
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Username : Administrator
SID : S-1-5-21-4084617634-2536189765-442630314-500
Profile dir : C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator

Username : Guest
SID : S-1-5-21-4084617634-2536189765-442630314-501
Profile dir : C:\Documents and Settings\Guest

Username : Owner
SID : S-1-5-21-4084617634-2536189765-442630314-1005
Profile dir : C:\Documents and Settings\Owner

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but obviously there is a problem in cross-referencing system files and
folders below this level. For example, if I am signed on as Owner and do a
right-click and "Send To", the list of options I see are from the file
"C:\Documents and Settings\<myname>\SendTo" instead of "C:\Documents and
Settings\Owner\SendTo"!

Thanks in advance for any help.

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