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Anonymous   01-24-2005 at 10:35:04 PM

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Hi, I recently received a new computer for Christmas from my parents. When my
dad was setting things up for me, he must have typed in his own name for
something instead of mine. When I "browse" for a certain destination for a
file or picture, the label will have his name, not mine. For example:
C:\Documents and Settings\John Collins\My Documents\My Pictures\.....

I would like it to say:
C:\Documents and Settings\Liz Collins\My Documents\My Pictures\.....

Is there any way I can change the names? I know it isn't a huge problem, but
it bothers me since it's my computer. Thanks for any help!

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Anonymous   01-25-2005 at 12:48:05 AM
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CuteMoOse wrote:
> Hi, I recently received a new computer for Christmas from my parents.
> When my dad was setting things up for me, he must have typed in his
> own name for something instead of mine. When I "browse" for a certain
> destination for a file or picture, the label will have his name, not
> mine. For example: C:\Documents and Settings\John Collins\My
> Documents\My Pictures\.....
>
> I would like it to say:
> C:\Documents and Settings\Liz Collins\My Documents\My Pictures\.....
>
> Is there any way I can change the names? I know it isn't a huge
> problem, but it bothers me since it's my computer. Thanks for any
> help!

Creater a new user account and start using it instead of the one your dad
created.

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Anonymous   01-25-2005 at 12:52:48 AM
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Create a new User Account, copy the current user profile,
then delete the old User Account.

How to copy data from a corrupted user profile to a new profile
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] duct=winxp

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http://www.microsoft.com/athome/se [...] fault.aspx

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"CuteMoOse" wrote:

| Hi, I recently received a new computer for Christmas from my parents. When my
| dad was setting things up for me, he must have typed in his own name for
| something instead of mine. When I "browse" for a certain destination for a
| file or picture, the label will have his name, not mine. For example:
| C:\Documents and Settings\John Collins\My Documents\My Pictures\.....
|
| I would like it to say:
| C:\Documents and Settings\Liz Collins\My Documents\My Pictures\.....
|
| Is there any way I can change the names? I know it isn't a huge problem, but
| it bothers me since it's my computer. Thanks for any help!

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