Change Folder name for C:/Users/account_name

Hi,

I have a similar situation and wonder if Easy transfer can be used to
resolve it. I have a new PC with Vista Home Premium. When I first logged in
it asked for an account name for the admin account - I put in 'Dave' which
set up the following account:

Account name: Dave, Store folder: Dave, Account type: Admin account

Later I realised I should use a standard account for day to day work, I used
the User accounts control panel to rename the 'Dave' account to 'Admin', and
created a new standard account called 'Dave'. As has been discussed, the
store folder did not get renamed so I now have two accounts:

Account name: Admin, Store folder: Dave, Account type: Admin account
Account name: Dave , Store folder:Dave_2, Account type: Standard Account

Can I use Easy Transfer to get to the following situation, making the store
folder the same as the account name:

Account name: Admin, Store folder:Admin Account type: Admin account
Account name: Dave, Store folder:Dave Account type: Standard account

I haven't any documents set up in the 'Dave' account so could delete it if
that helps, but have installed a fair amount of software & drivers from the
Admin account.

Kind regards,


"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Thanks for the feedback, Gary. F.A.S.T wizard did the same thing in XP. I don;t know why I did not think of Easy Transfer.
>
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> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
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>
> "Gary McCready" <GaryMcCready.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E761F7F1-F78A-442D-AE35-661E966526D1@microsoft.com...
> For those interested;
> From Stephen Chen, Microsoft Windows Vista SupportProfessional
> (Now this dude knew where I was trying to go, and got me there)!!!
>
> 1. Click "Start", type "Windows Easy Transfer" (without quotation marks) in
> the "Start Search" field, and press "Enter".
>
> 2. When "Windows Easy Transfer" is launched, click "Next", choose "Start a
> new transfer", choose "My old computer", choose "Use a CD, DVD, or other
> removable media", and choose "External hard disk or to a network location".
>
> 3. Type "D:\user-account.mig" (without quotation marks), and click "Next".
>
> Note: Now, we may need to save the current user account to a certain folder,
> and please specify a folder and a name for it.
>
> 4. Click "Advanced options", make sure that the specific user account
> profile is selected and other options are cleared, and click "Next".
>
> 5. Thus, the specific user account will be saved to "D:\user-account.mig"
> (without quotation marks). When the transfer is completed, please click
> "Close".
>
> 6. Let's launch "Windows Easy Transfer" again, click "Next", and choose
> "Continue a transfer in progress".
>
> 7. Choose "No, I've copied files and settings to a CD, DVD, or other
> removable media", choose "On an external hard disk or network location", type
> "D:\user-account.mig" (without quotation marks), and click "Next".
>
> 8. When we are prompted to choose a username from the list, please type a
> new username, click "Next", and click "Transfer".
>
> Note: When we create a new user account, the original password is not
> transferred, and when we log on with the new user account for the first time,
> we will be required to create a password for it.
>
> 9. Thus, the old user account will be transferred to the new user account,
> and the log-on username and the store folder will also be changed
> respectively.
>
> 10. When the transfer is completed, please click "Close". When we are
> prompted to log off, let's click "Yes", and log on with the new user account.
>
>
>

Hi,

I have the exact same problem as Dave. Is there any follow up to this?
It's a major nuisance, and I'm far from a computer guru, so I'm looking
for a reasonably simple solution.

Thanks all.


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