change computer user info?

[willowyang]

A friend just purchased a 2nd hand PC and want to change the user name set by previous owner. OS is XP Home. Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[mimo2005]

start/control panel/user accounts
and u ll find 3 options :
change an account
create a new account
change the way the users log on or off

degree of difficulty for this task : 0

 

[willowyang]

No, no, it's not that simple. Yes, you can simply modify user information control panel/user accounts, but check the control panel/system, in Advanced/User Profile, you will see Profiles store on this computer, old information here! System information kept old too on registry!

 

[ceri sheeran]

Hi

It is all here

http://www2.whidbey.net/djdenham/chgownorg.htm

hth

Ceri