Vista - RE: User accounts - renaming Issue.

permalink · 04-21-2008

Sorry I don't have an answer only the same problem. I bought a laptop that
was a display model. The admin account was a long number. I would have
changed the account name to mine but the folders are still the long number.
There must be some solution, my searches so far have not revealed an answer
only a large number of people that want to do the same thing. If not a
simple rename there must be a procedure to accomplish this. I would settle
for the simple way XP remapped My Documents.

"Sparrow" wrote:

Quote:

> I wish to rename my user on Vista Business.
> My current user is called "Sparow", missing an extra "r".
>
> I followed the path:
>
> - Control Panel\User Accounts\User Accounts
>
> And used the "Change your account name" option to change the name of the
> account to "Sparrow" (Including an extra "r").
>
> Now this shows on my login screen and when clicking on the windows button on
> the start menu
>
> But, when accessing the directory
>
> - C:\Users
>
> The user is displayed as "Sparow" (That's the original Sparrow without two
> "r"'s)
> - C:\Users\Sparow
>
> Is it because this was the original account name and it cannot be changed?
> What options do I have?
> Are they: To somehow edit the name of this account, Create a new user with
> the correct spelling of my name and copy the files across, or any other
> soloution.
>
> I know it sounds like a trivial query - but it means something to me.
>
> Thank you for your time, it's much appreciated and any help would be great!
>
> Sparrow

**t-4-2** · 04-22-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by Ronin13

Sorry I don't have an answer only the same problem. I bought a laptop that
was a display model. The admin account was a long number. I would have
changed the account name to mine but the folders are still the long number.
There must be some solution, my searches so far have not revealed an answer
only a large number of people that want to do the same thing. If not a
simple rename there must be a procedure to accomplish this. I would settle
for the simple way XP remapped My Documents.

"Sparrow" wrote:

Quote:

> I wish to rename my user on Vista Business.
> My current user is called "Sparow", missing an extra "r".
>
> I followed the path:
>
> - Control Panel\User Accounts\User Accounts
>
> And used the "Change your account name" option to change the name of the
> account to "Sparrow" (Including an extra "r").
>
> Now this shows on my login screen and when clicking on the windows button on
> the start menu
>
> But, when accessing the directory
>
> - C:\Users
>
> The user is displayed as "Sparow" (That's the original Sparrow without two
> "r"'s)
> - C:\Users\Sparow
>
> Is it because this was the original account name and it cannot be changed?
> What options do I have?
> Are they: To somehow edit the name of this account, Create a new user with
> the correct spelling of my name and copy the files across, or any other
> soloution.
>
> I know it sounds like a trivial query - but it means something to me.
>
> Thank you for your time, it's much appreciated and any help would be great!
>
> Sparrow

Hello Ronin and Sparrow,
I don't have a "quick fix", but rather a long one. How about set up a new admin account, logon to it, Remove the first one. The system will offer you to keep the files before removing the account. The only thing you'll lose is e-mail messages.

04-21-2008	#1 (permalink)
Ronin13 n/a posts	RE: User accounts - renaming Issue. Sorry I don't have an answer only the same problem. I bought a laptop that was a display model. The admin account was a long number. I would have changed the account name to mine but the folders are still the long number. There must be some solution, my searches so far have not revealed an answer only a large number of people that want to do the same thing. If not a simple rename there must be a procedure to accomplish this. I would settle for the simple way XP remapped My Documents. "Sparrow" wrote: Quote: > I wish to rename my user on Vista Business. > My current user is called "Sparow", missing an extra "r". > > I followed the path: > > - Control Panel\User Accounts\User Accounts > > And used the "Change your account name" option to change the name of the > account to "Sparrow" (Including an extra "r"). > > Now this shows on my login screen and when clicking on the windows button on > the start menu > > But, when accessing the directory > > - C:\Users > > The user is displayed as "Sparow" (That's the original Sparrow without two > "r"'s) > - C:\Users\Sparow > > Is it because this was the original account name and it cannot be changed? > What options do I have? > Are they: To somehow edit the name of this account, Create a new user with > the correct spelling of my name and copy the files across, or any other > soloution. > > I know it sounds like a trivial query - but it means something to me. > > Thank you for your time, it's much appreciated and any help would be great! > > Sparrow
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04-22-2008	#2 (permalink)
t-4-2 Home premium 32 bit, SP1 939 posts	Re: User accounts - renaming Issue. Quote: Originally Posted by Ronin13 Sorry I don't have an answer only the same problem. I bought a laptop that was a display model. The admin account was a long number. I would have changed the account name to mine but the folders are still the long number. There must be some solution, my searches so far have not revealed an answer only a large number of people that want to do the same thing. If not a simple rename there must be a procedure to accomplish this. I would settle for the simple way XP remapped My Documents. "Sparrow" wrote: Quote: > I wish to rename my user on Vista Business. > My current user is called "Sparow", missing an extra "r". > > I followed the path: > > - Control Panel\User Accounts\User Accounts > > And used the "Change your account name" option to change the name of the > account to "Sparrow" (Including an extra "r"). > > Now this shows on my login screen and when clicking on the windows button on > the start menu > > But, when accessing the directory > > - C:\Users > > The user is displayed as "Sparow" (That's the original Sparrow without two > "r"'s) > - C:\Users\Sparow > > Is it because this was the original account name and it cannot be changed? > What options do I have? > Are they: To somehow edit the name of this account, Create a new user with > the correct spelling of my name and copy the files across, or any other > soloution. > > I know it sounds like a trivial query - but it means something to me. > > Thank you for your time, it's much appreciated and any help would be great! > > Sparrow Hello Ronin and Sparrow, I don't have a "quick fix", but rather a long one. How about set up a new admin account, logon to it, Remove the first one. The system will offer you to keep the files before removing the account. The only thing you'll lose is e-mail messages.
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