Can't change user name in system information

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Julius Anastasio

I recently changed by administrator username to "Cathy" from Julius to
in "Control Pane" but is system information, the user still shows up as
"Julius" . Is there any way to fix this?

Cathy Anastasio
(e-mail address removed)
 
If you mean that you changed the name of the user account, this can be done, but it will only affect the login name. As far as the system is concerned, the user account will still be "Julius". All of the files and settings will still use the original name.

What you need to do is to create a new account, with the new name and then copy everything in the original user account to the new account. The following articles will give you the step by step instructions for accomplishing this.

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279783


How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151
 
Julius said:
I recently changed by administrator username to "Cathy" from Julius to
in "Control Pane" but is system information, the user still shows up as
"Julius" . Is there any way to fix this?

Cathy Anastasio
(e-mail address removed)
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To fix the "Registered to" information for WinNT/2K/XP, you can use
Start > Run > Regedit.exe to edit:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\RegisteredOwner

and:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current
Version\RegisteredOrganization

How this will affect the name displayed in previously installed
applications will vary depending upon each individual program; some read
the registered owner information dynamically, while others read it only
during installation.

The user profile folders (C:\Documents and Settings\Username)
_cannot_ be renamed, even if the associated user account has been. So,
your best course of action would be to log on using the built-in
Administrator account, create a new user account, with the username
desired. You can then delete the old user account(s).

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783

How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811151

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