Yep, through the User Accounts settings in the Control Panel. After accessing User Accounts, choose "change an account," and follow the instructions. It's pretty self-explanatory.
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".
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?
The information you got in a previous post does not change the directory name in the Documents & Settings. It only changes the displayed name.
To do what you want you would need to create a new user.
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