Re: "Compaq_Owner"

Create a new user profile, then delete the other user account after
transferring the old account's information to your new account.

How To Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783&Product=winxp

How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811151

Also see:

Change the Computer's Registered Owner in Windows XP
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_change_owner.htm

Microsoft Registration: Start > Run and type: REGWIZ /R ,
and hit enter.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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"printdude" wrote:

| Under Documents and Settings there are 4 folders. All Users, Default
| User, Compaq_Owner and one other. Is there a non-destructive way to
| change "Compaq_Owner" to be my name, as in the one I log into my
| computer with?

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