[perfect]

Hi! I want to know how to change a user profile name on an XP account. I have a account on this computer but then I want to change the name because the name has some weird characters in it that some programs don't recognize. The name i want to change is the user name that comes in the folder Documents and Settings in the Local C drive. Can anyone help me with this?

Someone told me that I might have to create a new account and then transfer the data from the other user profile 9as in from my current account) but I am not sure if this is what to do or how exactly to do this!

Thank You for taking your time to read this and helping me!

[brillser]

Hi there,
Have you tryed Start>settings>control panal>click on user acc>change name?

sorry: you must also be logged in as admin.

[perfect]

yeah.. i tried that. That only changes the name on the "welcome" screen from where you log on. It doesn't change the name in documents and settings

[brillser]

Ooh, I did'nt know that, but I was thinking that it might be a bit too obvious
I'd go for saveing docs&settings and creating a new acc. but don't take my word for it, as I've never been there before

[Anon B]

Hi,

To create a duplicate of an user profile with a different user name, try this:

• Create a new user account
• Logon to that account to initialize the newly created profile
• Log off from the newly created profile
• Login as built-in Administrator
• Open Control Panel System applet
• Click the Advanced tab
• Click Settings under User Profiles
• Select a profile to copy from and choose Copy To
• Browse to the profile to copy to (C:\Documents and Settings\username)

A new profile is now created which is the duplicate of your user profile.


You may also find this article useful too
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811151


Anon

[perfect]

Thank You! I am going to try to do that. I think that is what I was looking for. I will try to do that and see if it works!