changing %USERPROFILE%

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Suzanne

Does anyone know how to change the name in the user
profile? (%USERPROFILE%) I can display it using
the 'System' control panel, but I can't find a way to
actually change it. Ideally, I'd like to flatten the
ridiculously cumbersome XP default directory structure,
since this computer has only one user, but failing that,
I'd at least like to get the right name in there...

Thanks,
Suzanne
 
You cannot rename the user's Documents and Settings\<username> folder. You
can however, create a new account, with the same name as you want the
<username> folder to have. Then you can copy the old user profile to the
newly created user profile.

Copy a User Profile:

Open System in Control Panel. On the User Profiles tab, and under Profiles
stored on this computer, click the user profile you want to copy, and then
click Copy To.

In the Copy To dialog box, under Copy profile to, type the location for the
new profile, or click Browse to select the path.
Click Change to open the Choose User dialog box, click a new user from the
Names list, and then click Add. The new user name will appear in Add Name.
Click OK to add the user as a new user profile on your computer.

Note: You must be logged on as an administrator to the local computer to
copy user profiles. To open a Control Panel item, click Start, point to
Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click the appropriate icon.

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

Additional note: You cannot copy from or to the account you're logged in
on.
 
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