Windows

Logon to the PC as another user with local admin rights.
go to documents and settings folder
rename the folder
check the permissions.

Done.

Why not just rename the account in control Panel--User Accounts. Click the "Advanced" tab--under "Advanced User Management" click the "Advanced button"--expand (click) the User folder under "Tree"--under "Name" right-click the old user name to change--select "Rename"--type the new name and close all windows (be sure to delete the newly created JChow account).

XCOPY C:\docume~1\%username%\mydocu~1\*.* F:\MyDocuments\*.* /S /y
XCOPY C:\docume~1\%username%\desktop\*.* F:\Desktop\*.* /S /y
XCOPY C:\docume~1\%Username%\favori~1\*.* F:\Favorites\*.* /S /y
XCOPY C:\docume~1\%Username%\startm~1\*.* F:\StartMenu\*.* /S /y

what this does is copies all of the files on someones C: drive and moves it to the F: drive. The F: drive will be where ever you want all the files to go. You will have to create a user folder, in your case JChow and point the script there. How you do this is write this as a batch file and run it under the user you want to move the files for. It should work.

if you created a new account you'll just have to copy the contents they want to keep. if you rename the folder, since the profile is tied to a SID and not a name, it will not just pick up that profile.

there is a MSKB doc with step by step for doing this, i'll see if i can find the link,
meanwhile
login once as new user jchow
the login as domain? local? administrator and take ownership of the jblow documents and settings folder if administrators group doesn't have full control permissions. then copy jblow documents and settings content to jchow documents and settings. ntuser.dat is important so copy that too. hope this helps

Copying this information manually isn't really that tough.

Login as admin, take ownership of the old profile, drop the contents of the user folder under documents and settings into the new profile, then import the previously exported outlook express information.

If it was just outlook, I'd simply move the Outlook PST file from the hidden folder structure inside the profile to the new one and open it in Outlook.

Of course, if you're using Exchange Server, none of that is a problem at all.

The other thing you can do for the future is use Group Policy on the Server (if you have this setup at all) to redirect the user files and create a mapped Home folder on the server.

Workstation fails, nothing is lost.

The links should help you out. The first two describe a method which I have successfully used in the past. The last 2 links describe a method I have not tried but it looks like it may be a the easier of the two methods. Good luck

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151/
http://www.jsifaq.com/SUBT/TIP9600/rh9615.htm


http://www.petri.co.il/copy_user_profiles_in_windows_xp.htm
http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-22-5481772-2.html