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changing user account in XP
Name: gina Date: December 9, 2003 at 19:43:49 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: pentium 3/512mb RAM
Comment:
i cannot seem to change the old users name off the "documents and settings" i have changed the user name, and ive tried the technet help at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/proddocs/lsm_rename_user.asp but i can't seem to find where i need to click "local users and groups" to continue the fix..please help.
Name: LL Date: December 9, 2003 at 20:39:27 Pacific
Reply:
Are you having trouble finding Computer Management?
Click Start - Run, type compmgmt.msc - hit the Enter key.
LL
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Response Number 2
Name: FJ Date: December 9, 2003 at 20:41:18 Pacific
Reply:
The complete link to that folder should read;
Control Panel/ Administrative Tools/ Computer Management/ System Tools/ Local Users and Groups/ Users
Just start at the Control Panel and click on each title as it comes up. The Computer Management window will show the rest of the links in the upper-right window.
After you get there just follow the instruction M$ had posted.
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Response Number 3
Name: Kevin Date: December 10, 2003 at 07:16:52 Pacific
Reply:
Actually Gina to remove or change user accounts, first you need adminstrator privileges, second just click on start>settings>control panel>user accounts and simply click on an account and do whatever i.e. remove password, change account name, change/remove password etc.
Documents & Settings changes should take affect automatically after that.
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