How do I change a User name? When my system was set up the person put in a name that I don't go by. Would like to change it.
Thank you.
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Solved Change "User" name
- Thread starter Skootch
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overmyhead
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re: Change "User" name
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re: Change "User" name
Hello Skootch,
You can change just your user name for how it displays in Vista as OverMyHead described, but you cannot change the name of your C:\Users\(user-name) folder though. The only way to do this is to create a new administrator account with the name you wanted, then delete the old account from within the new one.
Hope this helps,
Shawn
Hello Skootch,
You can change just your user name for how it displays in Vista as OverMyHead described, but you cannot change the name of your C:\Users\(user-name) folder though. The only way to do this is to create a new administrator account with the name you wanted, then delete the old account from within the new one.
Hope this helps,
Shawn
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- Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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- ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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- 64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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- ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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- Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
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- 2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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- 2560x1440
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- 1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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- Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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- Corsair Hydro H115i
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APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
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- NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
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- 512 GB M.2 SSD
overmyhead
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re: Change "User" name
Brink,
I am not sure but will this work? The folder redirection process fails on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows XP when you change the user name in Active Directory
Brink,
I am not sure but will this work? The folder redirection process fails on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows XP when you change the user name in Active Directory
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My Computer
System One
-
- Manufacturer/Model
- Self Built
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte EX58-UD5
- Memory
- Corsair XMS 9 GB DDR3-1333
- Graphics Card(s)
- HIS ATI Radeon HD 4850
- Sound Card
- Gigabyte Realtek HD Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- VIZIO VMM26
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 X 1200 Full HD+
- Hard Drives
- Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB 10,000RPM Serial ATA-300 Hard Drive
2, Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7,200RPM Serial ATA-300 Hard Drive
- PSU
- Corsair Memory TX750W 750 Watt ATX 12V Power Supply
- Case
- Antec Performance One P182 ATX Tower
- Cooling
- 3 Tri-cool fans
- Keyboard
- Logitech Cordless Desktop® MX™ 5500 Revolution
- Internet Speed
- Download 2910 Kbits/sec Upload 255 Kbits/sec
re: Change "User" name
It's not quite the same thing though.
Once you have created the new administrator account, copy the contents of the old account's C:\Users\(user-name) folders into the corresponding new account's C:\Users\(user-name) folders to keep you old account settings. Afterward everything checks out ok in the new account, you can delete the old account from within the new account.
You will then have an account with the name you want, and have the C:\Users\(user-name) folder with the same name.
It's not quite the same thing though.
Once you have created the new administrator account, copy the contents of the old account's C:\Users\(user-name) folders into the corresponding new account's C:\Users\(user-name) folders to keep you old account settings. Afterward everything checks out ok in the new account, you can delete the old account from within the new account.
You will then have an account with the name you want, and have the C:\Users\(user-name) folder with the same name.
My Computers
System One System Two
-
- Operating System
- Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom
- CPU
- Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
- Motherboard
- ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
- Memory
- 64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
- Graphics Card(s)
- ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
- Sound Card
- Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1440
- Hard Drives
- 1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
- PSU
- Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
- Case
- Thermaltake Core P3
- Cooling
- Corsair Hydro H115i
- Keyboard
- Logitech wireless K800
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master 3
- Internet Speed
- 1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
- Other Info
- Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
-
- Operating System
- Windows 10 Pro
- Manufacturer/Model
- HP Envy Y0F94AV
- CPU
- i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
- Memory
- 16 GB DDR4-2133
- Graphics card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
- Sound Card
- Conexant ISST Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 17.3" UHD IPS touch
- Screen Resolution
- 3480 x 2160
- Hard Drives
- 512 GB M.2 SSD
re: Change "User" name
i agre with brink that will be the easier and fastest way to do it
braydon
i agre with brink that will be the easier and fastest way to do it
braydon
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- Zotac 9800GT 512MB
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- VIA onboard HD audio
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- Philips 107S6 CRT
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- 1280 X 1024
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- Seagate 250GB SATA
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- Atrix 9001
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- DSE multimedia/Internet Keyboard
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re: Change "User" name
Thanks a lot... I've transferred the stuff in the original folder to the new admin account. Have to use the new one for awhile to be sure everything is working before I can tell ya it all worked fine.
Appreciate all the helpful ideas from everyone...
Thanks a lot... I've transferred the stuff in the original folder to the new admin account. Have to use the new one for awhile to be sure everything is working before I can tell ya it all worked fine.
Appreciate all the helpful ideas from everyone...
My Computer
You're welcome Skootch. I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted.
My Computers
System One System Two
-
- Operating System
- Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom
- CPU
- Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
- Motherboard
- ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
- Memory
- 64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
- Graphics Card(s)
- ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
- Sound Card
- Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1440
- Hard Drives
- 1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
- PSU
- Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
- Case
- Thermaltake Core P3
- Cooling
- Corsair Hydro H115i
- Keyboard
- Logitech wireless K800
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master 3
- Internet Speed
- 1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
- Other Info
- Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
-
- Operating System
- Windows 10 Pro
- Manufacturer/Model
- HP Envy Y0F94AV
- CPU
- i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
- Memory
- 16 GB DDR4-2133
- Graphics card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
- Sound Card
- Conexant ISST Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 17.3" UHD IPS touch
- Screen Resolution
- 3480 x 2160
- Hard Drives
- 512 GB M.2 SSD
Will let you know how it all turns out so that it might help someone else down the line...
Thanks again. Appreciate it.
Thanks again. Appreciate it.