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Changing My User Name
Name: Ewen Date: November 30, 2007 at 18:43:45 Pacific OS: XP/Vista Dual CPU/Ram: P4/1gig Product: Homebuild
Comment:
I have just noticed that my User name is incorrectly spelt.
If I change my name from "Ewenn" as it is now to "Ewen" as it should be will this effectively make me a "new" user? What concerns me then is that if I decide to make some changes to the system will I be able to do it in the new name without having to get permission from the Administrator which is listed as "Ewenn." Having regard to Microsofts methods of security if it going to cause hassles I'd rather leave it as it is.
Name: BurrWalnut Date: December 1, 2007 at 02:37:52 Pacific
Reply:
I think this will work:
Create a new account, named Ewen, then delete the Ewenn account but not the data.
Now copy the data from the Ewenn account to Ewen, then delete the Ewenn data?
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Response Number 2
Name: Ewen Date: December 1, 2007 at 13:58:16 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks BurrWalnut... I simply changed the name to the proper spelling and then copied the data from the incorrect folder to the correct one and it works!
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