Renaming the user folder

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Gunnar

Hi!

I misspelled the name of one user on my computer and i
have renamed the user but his folder is still with the
wrong name and when i try to rename it i get an error
msg. saying this is a system folder .... Any one who can
help??
 
Create a new account, with the name the way you want it to appear on the user's folder. Then copy the old 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

Note: You cannot copy to or from the account you're logged on to.
 
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