Vista - Changing User Accounts

permalink · 10-04-2007

I tried renaming, however C:/Users still shows old name. How can I change it
to match user account name?

permalink · 10-04-2007

You posted this message as a new thread instead of replying to the message
that you were reading?

If you changed a users name in Control Panel/User Accounts, this only
changes the name of the account. The name on the files that belong to that
account cannot be changed.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

"notsotech" <me@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:6D59AA92-F357-447F-9F5B-B35275A96DF8@xxxxxx

Quote:

>I tried renaming, however C:/Users still shows old name. How can I change
>it
> to match user account name?

permalink · 10-07-2007

I tried to fix this problem by creating the user name I wanted and deleting
the other one but now the system is asking me to validate my copy of windows
and using the one listed does not work.

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:

Quote:

> You posted this message as a new thread instead of replying to the message
> that you were reading?
>
> If you changed a users name in Control Panel/User Accounts, this only
> changes the name of the account. The name on the files that belong to that
> account cannot be changed.
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "notsotech" <me@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:6D59AA92-F357-447F-9F5B-B35275A96DF8@xxxxxx

Quote:

> >I tried renaming, however C:/Users still shows old name. How can I change
> >it
> > to match user account name?

>
>

10-04-2007	#1 (permalink)
notsotech n/a posts	Changing User Accounts I tried renaming, however C:/Users still shows old name. How can I change it to match user account name?
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10-04-2007	#2 (permalink)
Ronnie Vernon MVP n/a posts	Re: Changing User Accounts You posted this message as a new thread instead of replying to the message that you were reading? If you changed a users name in Control Panel/User Accounts, this only changes the name of the account. The name on the files that belong to that account cannot be changed. -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User "notsotech" <me@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:6D59AA92-F357-447F-9F5B-B35275A96DF8@xxxxxx Quote: >I tried renaming, however C:/Users still shows old name. How can I change >it > to match user account name?
My System Specs

10-07-2007	#3 (permalink)
stacy n/a posts	Re: Changing User Accounts I tried to fix this problem by creating the user name I wanted and deleting the other one but now the system is asking me to validate my copy of windows and using the one listed does not work. "Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote: Quote: > You posted this message as a new thread instead of replying to the message > that you were reading? > > If you changed a users name in Control Panel/User Accounts, this only > changes the name of the account. The name on the files that belong to that > account cannot be changed. > > -- > > Ronnie Vernon > Microsoft MVP > Windows Shell/User > > > "notsotech" <me@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:6D59AA92-F357-447F-9F5B-B35275A96DF8@xxxxxx Quote: > >I tried renaming, however C:/Users still shows old name. How can I change > >it > > to match user account name? > >
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