Re: Variable for NAME in start menu?

Take a look:

http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/370/

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"Jose Gallardo" <jose.gallardo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:evg8hLP0GHA.3464@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
When I type "echo %username%" I see my username...

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"scroskey" <scroskey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1066A9A3-FF54-4AAB-BC6F-95C3B80C5162@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"Jose Gallardo" wrote:
It is not the %username% variable. When I deop to a dos prompt and type
echo %username% I get the student ID number not the student name. When I
click on start I get the student NAME not the ID number. These are not the
same. I am looking for the variable displayed in the start menu. It is what
ever is stored in the "display name" field of the active directory account.
I tested this by changing my account's display name to be "This is a Test".
I logged off, and back on with my username of scroskey. When I click on
start, the name at the top is "This is a Test", when I go to a dos prompt and
type echo %username% it comes up "scroskey". The BGInfo program already
displays the %username% variable and this does not help me since teachers do
not know what students ID numbers are. If I could display the full name of
the student, then teachers will know at a glance if the student has logged in
with the correct credentials.

It's the environment variable named

%username%

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