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    I just set up a brand-new computer using Vista Home Premium.  It somehow came with a random user name ("nm") for me.  I changed the user account to be my correct name, but the folder name in the file system is still "nm", so all my files re in C:\Users\nm.  In the file Explorer (or whatever the Vista equivalent is called) there is no option to change the folder name, and in the Properties dialog for it the name is grayed out and cannot be edited.  How do I rename the folder?

     --Nevet

    Wednesday, March 14, 2007 9:15 PM

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    First you would need to create a new folder inside C:\users\ called <thenameyouwant>. then run regedit and goto:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ ProfileList

    In the right-pane, double-click the ProfileImagePath value and set the correct path and folder name.

     

    Hope that works for you

    Thursday, March 15, 2007 11:05 PM

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    First you would need to create a new folder inside C:\users\ called <thenameyouwant>. then run regedit and goto:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ ProfileList

    In the right-pane, double-click the ProfileImagePath value and set the correct path and folder name.

     

    Hope that works for you

    Thursday, March 15, 2007 11:05 PM
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    Thank you, that's exactly what I needed!
    Friday, March 16, 2007 3:20 PM
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    glad i could help
    Friday, March 16, 2007 6:27 PM
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    i just read your issue and renamed my user

     

    computer management

     

    local users and groups

     

    renamed my "admin123" to "admin999"

     

    did a right click rename, and got props and renamed there as well

     

    so name and full-name are now admindude999

     

    logged off, logged on, bam...

     

    it renamed my desktop shortcut...

     

    oddly my path in explorer shows the new name in one place, but in another, still shows an unrenamable admin123

     

    hmmm

     

    grrr....

     

    gonna go edit (kill) my registry

     

    will let you know what (if it) works

     

    may start with search and "match string" x:\users\admin123 and then paste in x:\users\admin999

     

    joy

     

    then if that aint enuf... will do all strings with admin123 to admin999

     

    better make a restore point, eh...

     

    gonna just back up the whole reg...

     

    will ping ya later

     

    "I is a mcse...!!!"

     

     

    Sunday, June 1, 2008 7:05 AM
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    so

     

    oldname vs newname...

     

    first i get the props of my old profile folder, and lose the read only bit, just for kicks...

     

    then

     

    i find the registry strings that matched x:\users\oldname and put in x:\users\newname

     

    (not included the string, but matched the just the whole string, so check that box...)

     

    then logged off

     

    then logged back on

     

    got an error and it gave ne a temp profile

     

    ok

     

    then explorer, go to my oldname folder under users and renamed it to newname

     

    bam

     

    then logged off and back on

     

    only error i pulled was from pdffactorypro, looking for folders using x:\users\newname\documents\pdf files

     

    so i make another folder under uswers called my oldname and copied the pdf files folder from newname\documents to oldname\documents (the new folder i just made using the oldname...)

     

    got a few uas-like prompts, yadaya...

     

    bam

     

    no more errors

     

    all other apps work fine so far... even office 2007...!!!

     

    foxit reader was a bit pissy, could not fint its recent pdf's, so what

     

    ideally if i have the time i will go key by key in the registry and replace all instances of oldname with newname and all will be fine

     

    but for the basics, got'er done in 5 minutes...!

     

    guess i really ARE a mcse...!!!

     

    BRILLIANT...!!!

     

    yeehaa

     

    have fun... if you dare

    Sunday, June 1, 2008 7:29 AM
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    all in one

     

    and it works fine

     

    if you got the nuts...

     

    ==

     

    i just read your issue and renamed my user

     

    computer management

     

    local users and groups

     

    renamed my "admin123" to "admin999"

     

    did a right click rename, and got props and renamed there as well

     

    so name and full-name are now admindude999

     

    logged off, logged on, bam...

     

    it renamed my desktop shortcut...

     

    oddly my path in explorer shows the new name in one place, but in another, still shows an unrenamable admin123

     

    hmmm

     

    grrr....

     

    gonna go edit (kill) my registry

     

    will let you know what (if it) works

     

    may start with search and "match string" x:\users\admin123 and then paste in x:\users\admin999

     

    joy

     

    then if that aint enuf... will do all strings with admin123 to admin999

     

    better make a restore point, eh...

     

    gonna just back up the whole reg...

     

    will ping ya later

     

    "I is a mcse...!!!"

     

    brb...

     

    ok

     

    ibb...

     

     mattaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa wrote:

     

    so

     

    oldname vs newname...

     

    first i get the props of my old profile folder, and lose the read only bit, just for kicks...

     

    then

     

    i find the registry strings that matched x:\users\oldname and put in x:\users\newname

     

    (not included the string, but matched the just the whole string, so check that box...)

     

    then logged off

     

    then logged back on

     

    got an error and it gave ne a temp profile

     

    ok

     

    then explorer, go to my oldname folder under users and renamed it to newname

     

    bam

     

    then logged off and back on

     

    only error i pulled was from pdffactorypro, looking for folders using x:\users\newname\documents\pdf files

     

    so i make another folder under uswers called my oldname and copied the pdf files folder from newname\documents to oldname\documents (the new folder i just made using the oldname...)

     

    got a few uas-like prompts, yadaya...

     

    bam

     

    no more errors

     

    all other apps work fine so far... even office 2007...!!!

     

    foxit reader was a bit pissy, could not fint its recent pdf's, so what

     

    ideally if i have the time i will go key by key in the registry and replace all instances of oldname with newname and all will be fine

     

    but for the basics, got'er done in 5 minutes...!

     

    guess i really ARE a mcse...!!!

     

    BRILLIANT...!!!

     

    yeehaa

     

    have fun... if you dare

    Sunday, June 1, 2008 7:34 AM