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Change User Name

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#1 ·
Running XP Home. Would like to change a User Name in Documents & Settings, but the system says No. Can this be done? Thanks
 
#4 ·
I followed your instructions and the User Name is OK, but my
Documents & Settings folder contains 4 folders:

1. All Users
2. Default Users
3. John Kirk <== This folder contains 2312 files & 107 folders and
is the one that I would like to make a name change.
4. Owner

When I try to change the name, I get a message "John Kirk is a Windows system folder and is required for Windows to run properly. It cannot be moved or renamed".

Is there anyway to rename it?

Thanks
 
#7 ·
BIOS is a hardware level, user names are not involved.

Are you following our instructs or manually trying to rename the folder within My Computer or Windows Explorer?

Another option is create a new user and copy and paste the data to the new name.
 
#8 ·
I am having the same problem. The well-meaning friend who installed XP for me spelled my name wrong and it's driving me bats! I have changed the "user name" as described in the previous post (very simple)...but the mis-spelled version still pops up at various times. I searched for files and folders with incorrect spelling and found two: one under Documents & Settings and one under Adobe Acrobat which I was able to change...plus I deleted bunches of cookies. When I try to change the folder I get a message that says "XXX is a Windows system folder and is required for Windows to run properly. It can not be moved or renamed." Any other solutions?
 
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