Re: administrator

that is not how it works :-)

You need to create a NEW user, not rename the old user.

While you can rename a user account, it will always still use the old userID in anything it has already created, like the path in documents and settings.

Make a new user with your name
log in as Administrator and open system properties > Advanced > User Profiles section [Settings] button

Then highlight the profile with your sons name and copy it over the profile with your name on it.

But, like someone else said, you are much better off starting with your own clean profile, not using hos or copying his.


Todd
"Stewart" <twoduncans@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23V3M5gDhHHA.4692@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Shenan, thank you for the reply but while I have set up myself as
administrator and user by replacing my son's name with mine I still find
that there are some files and folders in his name ( such as I mentioned). I
cannot see how I can delete his name when he is no longer an administrator
or user.
Do you know how?
Thank you.



"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23FMCvFDhHHA.3852@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Stewart wrote:
> > My son has given me his laptop with windowsxp installed and I have
> > successfully installed my own data etc; however I have a problem
> > with removing his name and some of his data.
> > I am now logged as the administrator and/or only user but I still
> > find that there is a file called "C:\Documents and Settings\my
> > son's name\Local Settings\Application Data\\MigWiz" and also
> > "C:\Documents and Settings\my son's name\Application
> > Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer".
> > I want to change these from my son's name to my name but changing
> > the administator has not done this. I do not see why there should
> > be anything in the C drive with my son's name.
> > There are other files but these will gibe an example.
> > Can anyone help me clear this up?
> > If I am in the wrong newsgroup please excuse and maybe redirect me.
> > Thank you.
>
> Create your own user.
> Once you have everything on the new user - it setup looking like you wish
> and with all the files you want and such - remove your son's account.
>
> In general - if you get an used machine - it's best to start from sctratch
> so *you* know everything that is on there.
>
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> Shenan Stanley
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