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Old May 1st, 2008, 1:33 PM   #1
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Question windws xp question

first time that you install xp and regiser it, it creates a folder in documents and setting folder (without your knowedge) under that name which I'm trying to rename.
No matter wht I tried it dd not accept the reaming.
Does anyone ve a soution for this?
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Old May 1st, 2008, 3:01 PM   #2
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Re: windws xp question

The one that is your username? I'm pretty sure you just have to make a new User to have a different folder?
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Old May 1st, 2008, 8:06 PM   #3
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it should be

it should be but chaning the username doesnt change that folder. I want to rename that folder.
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Old May 7th, 2008, 10:12 AM   #4
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Re: windws xp question

A lot of software, including Windows itself, records the absolute paths of many things in your home directory. Renaming it would be a bad idea.
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Old May 8th, 2008, 3:27 AM   #5
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Re: windws xp question

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A lot of software, including Windows itself, records the absolute paths of many things in your home directory. Renaming it would be a bad idea.
Absolutely.
Why would you want to rename it if I may ask?

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