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? > > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: > <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> > > Search the archives of this list here: > <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
