neilo Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 Username on Windows XP Pro machine (with admin rights): BillCurrent name of directory: c:\documents and settings\Bill.032343-2341 (based on the Computer Name and NIC MAC address)I want to change it to: c:\documents and settings\BillBUTHow to rename the directory quickly and easily without having to recreate all the user's settings or profile information is my question.Any takers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilo Posted August 25, 2004 Author Share Posted August 25, 2004 I could really use some advise. Anybody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oioldman Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 I have just gone to http://support.microsoft.com and searched for documents and settings in the knowledge base and found approx 25 articles on this.The ones below look a good one to start with =>An error message informs you that you cannot move or rename the Documents and Settings folderhttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;314843How To Change the Default Location of User Profiles and Program Settingshttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;322014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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