Hi, I was going to create a new administrator account but: not now it seems to complicated. Check it out for yourself: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Fix-a-corrupted-user-profil e This is related enough...
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of blindguy Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 12:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] changing computer name If I were to create another account how would I transfer the settings over from the old account to the new account? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ginger Roe Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 6:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] changing computer name Hi, sorry I thought you were talking about something else. You cannot rename that folder. You have to create an new administrator account and then delete the old one. Here is some information I found and hope it helps! http://www.vistax64.com/printthread.php?t=93026 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of blindguy Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 3:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] changing computer name I have tried all of that. None of it worked. The folder I am talking about is local disk c under users. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Donald Marang Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 10:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] changing computer name Select the folder and press the Applications key to bring up the context menu. Use the arrow key to get to the "Rename" item and hit Enter. Pressing F2 when the folder is selected should also work. Don Marang -------------------------------------------------- From: "blindguy" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 11:33 AM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] changing computer name > How would I do this? There is no option to rename the user folder under > local drive. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ginger Roe > Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 4:54 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] changing computer name > > Hi, all you have to do is rename it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of blindguy > Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 9:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] changing computer name > > I did that but doesn't change the name under the local user folder. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of matthew > Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 6:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] changing computer name > > You could look in user accounts in control panel. > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "blindguy" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 8:35 PM > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] changing computer name > >> How would you change the user name then? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Donald >> Marang >> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 5:54 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] changing computer name >> >> Are you certain that you are talking about the computer name and not the >> user name? I do not believe the computer name will show up anywhere in >> the >> menus. Type "Network" into the Start menu search box to get a list of >> computers and devices on your network. >> >> To change your network name or workgroup name, press the Windows key + >> the >> Break key (the last key on the right end of the function keys), to bring >> up >> the System Control Panel. Hit Tab until you get to a button labeled >> "Change", and press Space. Press Tab to the "Change Name" or something >> similar button. In this dialog and press Space. It will now allow you >> to >> change the computer name and workgroup name. As you press the Ok button, >> it >> >> will ask you to restart. >> >> Don Marang >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "blindguy" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 6:38 PM >> To: <[email protected]> >> Subject: [Blind-Computing] changing computer name >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have a question. >>> >>> >>> >>> I recently purchased a new laptop with windows seven >>> professional and I made a mistake which I don't know how to undo/change. >>> >>> There was an area where I typed the name of the computer which I typed >>> my >>> name but made a typo. Is there a way I can fix this? >>> >>> My name shows correctly on the start menu, and the welcome screen but >>> not >>> in >>> the user folder in the local drive. >>> >>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
