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by computab

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I had to change a user name in Windows XP Home, SP2, but the folder in Documents & Settings still showed the old username. I changed every reference in the Registry and tried to Hide the folder but no luck. Any suggestions please?

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by p.j.hutchison

I suggest creating a new username and then copy the profile from the old user to the new user's profile to keep the settings via System Control panel.

by blackcurrant

Hi

I think this is normal behaviour. I renamed an account on my machine and the C:\Documents and Settings\username folder remained unchanged but the 'My Documents' references were renamed to the new name.

As suggested above, create a new user then copy the old profile files to it.

Good luck

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