New employee, same computer -- what to do?

What do most companies do to re-brand a computer, when an employee
leaves and another one takes over? I am surprised that I can't find a
lot of info on this using Google. I don't think Windows and AD makes
all this easy.

I know that in XP and 2000 both, you can rename a (local) user, but
that's not all that's required.

We have most computers set up with the same user name and password on
the local computer as well as on the domain.

Let's say Susie left and Jane was hired to take her place, and of course
Jane will use Susie's old computer and needs access to the same things
that Susie used on the server (the shared folders). We don't want to
make Jane sign in as Susie.

So, besides renaming the local user from Susie to Jane, what else is
required? Should we add a new domain user Jane, or rename the domain
user Susie? (Can you rename a domain user? I forget.)

Also, I would like to have the C:\Documents and Settings\Susie\... path
changed to Jane. This is not crucial, but would be nice. (Why do all
of MY installations use C:\Documents and Settings\WINDOWS.Whomever\?
Why the WINDOWS. part?)

Finally, what are the ramifications of changing the computer name?

In short, where's the cool script that will completely change a
computer's identity while leaving everything intact? I would like to
leave the *desktop icons* and layout intact also, and this seems to
change when you leave and rejoin a domain, or rename a computer.

I appreciate any insight into this. Thanks.

David Walker
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