Vista - Name Change on newly aquired laptop

Hi. I recently aquired a laptop from a friend as form of payment for money
she owed me. I have been able to change the name to appear as mine in most
files but it still appears as ....rdelcampo/hernamehere.

How can I make sure I delete all of her info off the computer without
deleteing any programs or files that I have already saved? Also, please note
that she created a user account and this is what I have been doing all of my
work under.

If I delete her User profile and save the file to the desktop will my
documents still show everything I have worked on?

Thanks for any help.
--
R Delcampo

It is highly recommended to format the drive and reinstall everything on a
used computer. Most laptops have a procedure to restore the computer to the
factory configuration. Backup your data. Restore the computer to the factory
condition. Install your programs. Restore the data. There are several
reasons for doing this. The main reasons are to make sure there is no
malware on the computer, to make sure you are not responsible for any old
data on the computer, and to make sure you are complying with software
licenses.

You have no idea who used the computer besides your friend.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/


"RDelcampo" <RDelcampo@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:71108CD9-7D8B-4E15-86D1-309FCC1AF105@xxxxxx

I have a similar problem, but on a new computer. I had a power failure while it was creating the first user. When it restarted, it forced me to create a new user, but I could create my normal user because Vista thought it was already in use. I ended up creating an account for my wife and then later creating mine. But now the computer always defaults to her name (i.e., when I install a new program it automatically uses her name).

Is there some way to change this? I don't want to reinstall everything.

Thanks Duane