Change the "Windows" folder name after install ... possible?

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No, you can't. Format and start over.

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"Richard Lionheart" <NoSpam@Nowhere.com> wrote in message news:tpqdnQ7tjZgmrXHfRVn-hA@adelphia.com...
> Hi All,
>
> I want to rename my windows folder from "WinXPtemp" to simply WinXP. Is
> there an easy way to do this short of reinstalling WinXP?
>
> Background:
>
> I just reinstalled WinXPro. I elected custom installation, and when it
> came to the question of where downloaded setup files should be stored, I
> gave it the name "\WinXPtemp".
>
> I thought the installation program was referring to a tempory area where cab
> files would be stored prior to expansion, etc.
>
> Now that I see the result, I realize I was mistaken. I'd like to correct
> my mistake, because the name I got bugs me.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help you might offer.
>
> Richard
>
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