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Technical Help & Discussion => General Tech Discussion, News & Q&A => Topic started by: Kaz on October 14, 2007, 14:48

Title: How do I change/rename documents and settings?
Post by: Kaz on October 14, 2007, 14:48: Hi everyone,
I'm back on line now I have had to do a complete install on my PC, but I have made a cock-up when putting my name in setup iv spelt it wrong and now Windows wont allow me to change it it says Windows Sytem Folder cannot be changed or removed, surley there must be a way to correct this Im not re-installing it all again! any ideas please :blush:
Title: Re: How do I change/rename documents and settings?
Post by: Rik on October 14, 2007, 14:59: Create a new user with the right name, Kaz, then copy across all the files you want to keep, then delete the redundant user.
Title: Re: How do I change/rename documents and settings?
Post by: Kaz on October 14, 2007, 15:36: Hi Rik
I have changed all the names to the right one the only folder it wont allow me to change or Delete is C:\Documents and settings\kan(kaz) says its a windows system folder and cannot be changed or deleted?
Title: Re: How do I change/rename documents and settings?
Post by: Rik on October 14, 2007, 16:15: I usually use brute force. :) Have you deleted the account associated with the folder. You won't be able to dump it till you do.
Title: Re: How do I change/rename documents and settings?
Post by: Kaz on October 14, 2007, 16:39: Im not sure I know how to do this? can you give me some guidance please
Title: Re: How do I change/rename documents and settings?
Post by: Rik on October 14, 2007, 17:50: Login as an administrator, but not on the account you want to dump. Run Control Panel > User Accounts, and opt to delete the one you don't want from there.
Title: Re: How do I change/rename documents and settings?
Post by: Kaz on October 14, 2007, 18:56: cheers
Title: Re: How do I change/rename documents and settings?
Post by: Simon on October 14, 2007, 20:29: Quote from: Rik Bean on October 14, 2007, 17:50
Login as an administrator, but not on the account you want to dump. Run Control Panel > User Accounts, and opt to delete the one you don't want from there.

That's a great tip I didn't know about! I've reinstalled an OS before now, just to change the default user name. :blush:
Title: Re: How do I change/rename documents and settings?
Post by: Sandra on October 15, 2007, 01:13: Theres a simple fix in the registery :

Find the key:
Windows 98: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
Windows NT: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
Modify 'RegisteredOwner' and 'RegisteredOrganization' to become whatever you desire

For XP pro :

Click Start > Run and type REGEDIT

Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software > Microsoft > Windows NT > CurrentVersion

Right-click on RegisteredOwner and select Modify

Change the Value data: to your the new owner name

Right-click on RegisteredOrganization and select Modify

Change the Value data: to the new organization name

Reboot and you should be sorted.

I had to use it when I installed an OS for someone and used the wrong name
Title: Re: How do I change/rename documents and settings?
Post by: Simon on October 15, 2007, 10:06: Noted, San. :thumbs:
Title: Re: How do I change/rename documents and settings?
Post by: Kaz on October 15, 2007, 11:33: Hi Sandra, I have tried the REGEDIT and the spelling was wrong in the Reg Owner so I changed it rebooted, but it hasn't worked the file in C:\Documents and Settings\Kan :dunno: still says kan not kaz

What if I was to alter the Modify Binary Data? would that alter it

It has changed the name correctly in the column next to it under DATA it just hasn't altered the folder name
Title: Re: How do I change/rename documents and settings?
Post by: Sandra on October 15, 2007, 11:58: I cant understand that Kaz :dunno:

Its a year or so since I last used it after finding it on a link to a MS info page, I think.

I will try and find something more about it later.
Title: Re: How do I change/rename documents and settings?
Post by: Kaz on October 15, 2007, 12:11: ok ill leave it with you
thanks Sandra
Title: Re: How do I change/rename documents and settings?
Post by: Rik on October 15, 2007, 12:27: Try:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Row 7, right-hand column.
Title: Re: How do I change/rename documents and settings?
Post by: Kaz on October 15, 2007, 12:59: Hi Rik,
I have used this on my laptop and it doesn't work changed the name totally and it still says Kaz (it's right name on my laptop) lol :crazy:
Title: Re: How do I change/rename documents and settings?
Post by: Sandra on October 15, 2007, 13:55: Cant find why its not worked but I have found an .exe that says it can do it.

http://www.dougknox.com/

Click on Win XP Utilities on the left and then click on Change Owner and Organization under Title.

Download and run the exe file.

Hopefully that will sort it out.
Title: Re: How do I change/rename documents and settings?
Post by: Kaz on October 15, 2007, 15:09: Hi Sandra,
I Have ran the exe file and the correct name etc was already in there? this is really strange I have tried again changing the the name of the folder and it just wont let me do it I think I will just have to live with Kan folder! I also used this on my laptop Rik gave me another web site and it didn't work on my laptop either?

Cheers
Title: Re: How do I change/rename documents and settings?
Post by: Rik on October 15, 2007, 15:14: Creating a new user then deleting the old one should sort the folder out, Kaz.
Title: Re: How do I change/rename documents and settings?
Post by: Simon on October 15, 2007, 16:47: Quote from: Sandra on October 15, 2007, 13:55
Cant find why its not worked but I have found an .exe that says it can do it.

http://www.dougknox.com/

Click on Win XP Utilities on the left and then click on Change Owner and Organization under Title.

Download and run the exe file.

Hopefully that will sort it out.

I notice that file is dated 06/02/2002, so maybe something in the subsequent service packs have stopped it from working? :-\