Documents and Settings Folder giving problems 2

[qwert85103]

when I created my username on my win xp computer, it created a folder with the same name under documents & settings.

when I changed the username, through control panel>users>change user name> It lets me change the name.

but the folder created earlier shows the old name under documents & settings. when I try to rename it, it says that it is a system folder and you are not allowed to rename it.

How do I rename this folder?

thanks.

 

[Marcs41]

It can be done, but it requires deep registry hacking.
A simple way to do it is to create another user, with another name.
You transfer all files etc. to that user. Then you delete your old account and recreate it with the proper name. Put the files back.

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[bcastner]

There is nothing wrong with your machine. Windows keeps a different set of enumerated values for your username, and your profile name. Your profile is what you see under Documents and Settings. If you bring up Task Manager, it should show your username logon under several active processes.

It does not bother XP that the username used at logon differs from the default profile name for the user. If it continues to bother you, marcs411 suggestion to create a new username is a good one, and I would add:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811151

I have in my time messed around a lot with user profiles, but there are user SID issues that suggest that in the end you use a clean new username, a matching profile, and if needed copy the older profile information.

Best wishes,
Bill Castner

 

[linney]

This explains why my learned colleagues prefer the alternative solutions.

An error message informs you that you cannot move or rename the Documents and Settings folder

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314843&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

 

[bcastner]

I had no idea linney was sorting all of us into catagories "learned" and "unlearned"

I am more than happy to, and with enthusaism, join the unwashed and unlearned masses.

Go ahead and follow linney's link above. I suspect that you will find yourself part of the unlearned mass of people who just create a new username and copy the older profile.

(Just kidding linney)

 

[linney]

I must stop watching those courtroom dramas.