smithxi Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 I'm giving this laptop to my Mom now and I've renamed the account, but I'm wondering if it's possible to rename the root my documents folder, because it still has my name on it, and how i would go about doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Symbiosis Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 (edited) Just rename the folder and change the registry value "Personal" contained inHKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shellfolders. Edited November 18, 2005 by Doc Symbiosis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithxi Posted November 19, 2005 Author Share Posted November 19, 2005 I rename the path to the other name and restart and it goes back to my name for the my documents folder. do i need to change all the values in that folder? why isn't this working? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRosenfeld Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 Crerate a new account for whatever username your mom wants to use, then delete your username account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithxi Posted November 20, 2005 Author Share Posted November 20, 2005 i thought it wouldn't have the same powers then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 Just rename the folder and change the registry value "Personal" contained inHKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shellfolders.Wrong, it's [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders] key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithxi Posted November 20, 2005 Author Share Posted November 20, 2005 okay and the definition of personal there is %USERPROFILE%\My Documents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 Edit desktop.ini in My Documents folder too ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithxi Posted November 21, 2005 Author Share Posted November 21, 2005 i guess i'm asking which part of it to edit. %USERPROFILE% seems like a value not a replacable string. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithxi Posted November 30, 2005 Author Share Posted November 30, 2005 hello hello vertigo, can anyone help me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender341 Posted November 30, 2005 Share Posted November 30, 2005 create a new account for your mom that has admin privliges, move the necasary files, and delete your folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now