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Hi All
Question here, running XP PRO. Under documents and settings i have the two
usual folders listed , being ( all users and Carl.home and my pc id #.
It used to just say all users and Carl, but i refomated my hard drive and
reinstalled windows , now it has Carl and all the ID stuff behind it.
How can i rename it to just Carl , tryed to just rename but windows says
can't be moved or renamed being a system folder.
Thanks
 
This occurred because it already saw a folder called Carl. All you can do is create a new user account, with the name the way you want it to appear on the folder, then copy the old user account to the new one.

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
 
Thanks Doug
I guess thats what happens when you use the fast fomatt feature.
I remember haveing this happen to me before.
Must have been haveing one of my senior moments, ha ha
Thanks again
Carl
This occurred because it already saw a folder called Carl. All you can do
is create a new user account, with the name the way you want it to appear on
the folder, then copy the old user account to the new one.

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
 
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