File path name for documents... HELP

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Brad

Windows xp- originally set up with USER Brad & Lindy...
Lindy is gone and the user account was deleted, BUT
whenever I try to save any kind of document the file path
comes up as "Brad & Lindy". I tried changing the name and
it will not let me.. says My Documents is a system folder
and cannot be moved or renamed.. Someone please help and
tell me how I can change it.
I tried several things that I've been told but nothing
seems to work.
Thanks in advance.
BB
 
Sorry to hear things didn't work out with Lindy. The Documents and
Settings\Brad & Lindy folder is a system folder and cannot be changed.
Create a new user account with the name the way you want it to appear in
Documents and Settings\<username>. The copy the old account's information
to it.

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

Note: You cannot copy from/to the account you are logged on to.
 
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