Re: Can't rename user folders
From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 05/30/04
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Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 09:10:49 -0400
Hi,
"Documents and Settings" is a system folder as well, and should be left
alone. To copy the user profiles, see:
How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811151
-- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby! http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:154d301c44615$dce32df0$a101280a@phx.gbl... > Thanks. > Can I use an ordinary cut/paste operation to port the > files and settings to a new user folder? Can I do it > wholesale from the present "Documents and Settings" > folder? Can I delete the content of the old "Documents & > Settings"? >>-----Original Message----- >>Hi, >> >>> Am I locked into these names forever? >> >>For those accounts - yes. You cannot rename the user > folders. You would need >>to create new user accounts with the preferred names, > then port over the >>settings and files you want to keep. >> >>-- >>Best of Luck, >> >>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows >>Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby! >>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ >>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone >>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone >>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org >> >>"Fred Hoffman" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> > wrote in message >>news:14fec01c445dd$86fccd20$a301280a@phx.gbl... >>> When I set up my computer, using XP Home, I was prompted >>> to choose folder names, and chose long names making the >>> paths displayed in my explorer windows too long to > appear >>> in full. I would like to shorten the folder names >>> including one called "Documents and Settings" that may >>> have been selected by Windows, and a subfolder >>> called "DellP2 Settings" that I chose; but when I try to >>> do so, I get an error message that says they are systems >>> folders that canot be renamed or removed. Am I locked >>> into these names forever? >> >> >>. >>
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