Under Documents and Settings there are main folders like Administrator, All Users, Current User etc. Some people (users) are having the Administrator folder on their private name(s). I'd like to have my name Tom along side with the All Users, Current User def's all over the XP. For example, when opening the Explore (R-click on Start button), under Documents and Settings there will be the All Users folder and all its subfolders (including Start Menu Programs) and Tom folder and all its subfolders (including Start Menu Programs). It is not allowed to change that kind of folder name locally, cause it effects the entire system. How do I do that ? Thanks.

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I find your request to be very confusing. Have you created an account with your name?







On Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 4:05 pm, Tom wrote:

>Under Documents and Settings there are main folders

>like Administrator, All Users, Current User etc.

>Some people (users) are having the Administrator

>folder on their private name(s).

>I'd like to have my name Tom along side with the

>All Users, Current User def's all over the XP.

>For example, when opening the Explore (R-click on

>Start button), under Documents and Settings there

>will be the All Users folder and all its subfolders

>(including Start Menu Programs) and Tom folder and

>all its subfolders (including Start Menu Programs).

>It is not allowed to change that kind of folder name

>locally, cause it effects the entire system.

>

>How do I do that ?

>Thanks. 

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Hi I'm not talking about that. I know how to create an account. Follow the example I gave: R-click Start button, click explore. Look to Documents and Settings. It contains All Users (under that also Start Menu Programs) and it contains Administrator or what ever the name is, could be other (under that also Start Menu Programs). If you also open My Computer, Root (C:), Document and Settings you'll find Administrator (or what ever the name is), All Users, Current User etc. When changing Administrator (or what ever the name is) to another one it effects the whole system. Its impossible to change like any other common folder. It has to be done somewhere else. I don't know how to do that.


On Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 5:30 pm, Ricer46 wrote:
>I find your request to be very confusing. Have you created an account with your name?
>
>
>

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Still not sure, but maybe this is what you're looking for:
http://windowsxpntricks.blogspot.com/2007/08/change-windows-explorer-default-startup.html







On Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 6:29 pm, Tom wrote:

>

>Hi

>I'm not talking about that. I know how to create an

>account.

>Follow the example I gave: 

>R-click Start button, click explore.

>Look to Documents and Settings.

>It contains All Users (under that also Start Menu 

>Programs) and it contains Administrator or what ever the name is, could be other 

> (under that also Start 

>Menu Programs).

>If you also open My Computer, Root (C:), Document

>and Settings you'll find Administrator (or what ever the

>name is), All Users, Current User etc.

>When changing Administrator (or what ever the name

>is) to another one it effects the whole system.

>Its impossible to change like any other common folder.

>It has to be done somewhere else.

>I don't know how to do that.

>

>

> 

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You can't rename the folders (even if you change the account's name, the folders 
maintain the original name).  Well, technically, you can, but it involves hacking 
into the registry, a real waste of time.  I'm not sure why this is such a big issue 
for people, but if you insist on having a different name for your folders, you have 
to create a new user profile with the correct name, and then transfer the data from 
the other account into the new account.  

Here's how:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151/

If you are talking about changing the default names of any other folders, like My 
Documents, My Pictures, etc.. it is all in the registry.

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Hi Appleoddity Thanks for your respond. This is not what I'm looking for. Try to follow the example I gave with R-click Start, select Explore and the way it appears in Doc. and Sett. to understand my request. I'm looking for how to change the name of the main def. (Administrator I would think). When installing XP you are asked to choose a name. Thanks.


On Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 7:32 am, appleoddity wrote:
>

>You can't rename the folders (even if you change the account's name, the folders
>maintain the original name). Well, technically, you can, but it involves hacking
>into the registry, a real waste of time. I'm not sure why this is such a big issue
>for people, but if you insist on having a different name for your folders, you have
>to create a new user profile with the correct name, and then transfer the data from
>the other account into the new account.
>
>Here's how:
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151/
>
>If you are talking about changing the default names of any other folders, like My
>Documents, My Pictures, etc.. it is all in the registry.
>
>

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Hi Ricer46. Thanks for your respond. Thats not what I'm looking for. See my respond to Appleoddity, maybe it'll help. Thanks.

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I'm having a really hard time understanding what you are trying to do...You want 
to change the login name of the main administrator account?

If you have windows XP home edition, you don't.   The administrator account is not 
even accessible unless you are in safe mode.  And to top it off, you don't have the 
users and groups mmc to modify that kind of stuff.  Windows XP Home automatically 
creates an OWNER account.

XP Professional will let you manage users and groups by going into computer management 
and choosing Local Users and Groups.. You can rename any accounts there.

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Thanks Appleoddity, that is what I was looking for.


On Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 12:57 pm, appleoddity wrote:
>

>I'm having a really hard time understanding what you are trying to do...You want
>to change the login name of the main administrator account?
>
>If you have windows XP home edition, you don't. The administrator account is not
>even accessible unless you are in safe mode. And to top it off, you don't have the
>users and groups mmc to modify that kind of stuff. Windows XP Home automatically
>creates an OWNER account.
>
>XP Professional will let you manage users and groups by going into computer management
>and choosing Local Users and Groups.. You can rename any accounts there.
>
>

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