You can rename the Account username by going into Administrative Tools and
run Computer Management. Go to the users and groups  Users and Locate your
"HP_Administrator" and right click. If you have admin rights. You should be
able to rename it to whatever you want.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:realbasic-nug-
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thom McGrath
> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 10:19 PM
> To: REALbasic NUG
> Subject: Re: Get Windows User Name
> 
> On most systems, there is the account name and the user's name. The
> account is HP_Administrator. For most average systems, the account
> name is never changed, so it stays that way. On Mac OS X, it cannot
> be changed, but the user is at least given the opportunity to choose
> it. Then there is the user's name. My name is not HP_Administrator,
> it's Thom McGrath. In the Start menu and Welcome screen, I see Thom
> McGrath. But these calls return HP_Administrator - the account name.
> I want the user's name associated with the account, not the name of
> the account itself.
> 
> --
> Thom McGrath
> The ZAZ Studios
> <http://www.thezaz.com/> AIM: thezazstudios
> 
> 
> On Mar 6, 2006, at 10:30 PM, RBNUBE wrote:
> 
> > Just out of curiosity, what differences are you seeing between the
> > name
> > you're not able to get and the ones you are?
> 
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