User account name help

[pjjppj]

Hey, I was just wondering if anyone could tell me about user accounts. I wanted to know if when you rename an account is it possible to rename the user file.

An example is an account called "a" to an account called "b"
I rename it to "b"
the user file is still c:\windows\users\a
How would I go about changing the file name?

Thanks for your time, Lee

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello pjjppj, welcome to Vista forums!

The short answer is if you were to change some of these file names
the OS may not be able to find them when it looks for them.
(over simplified of course)







Later Ted

 

[johngalt]

pjjppj, You'd have to create a new user account 'b', and then copy the stuff you wanted from \a to \b, and then it would accomplish what you want.

You cannot just go an have the folder renamed when you rename the account - that would break settings for almost all 3rd party applications that were installed, because they would still be looking for \a.

 

[pjjppj]

Thats what I thought, just making sure. Thanks for your help, Lee

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello again.

You may want to have a look at some of these "User Account" tutorials at the link below.

Vista Forums - Threads Tagged with user accounts


Keep us informed!




Later Ted

 

[pjjppj]

cheers, I will just keep my user. The name wont matter really. Just shown when I download or in file directories...