__Welcome Screen and User do not match
- In the User Module of the Control Panel, I recently changed my Administrator name . It appears on the Welcome Screen, but not in the Explorer as a user. I changed the path in the explorer to my new name, but when I try to open from the Welcome Screen, the path goes back to my old name, which is no longer there and I get an error message that it cannot find my old name path.
I recently installed Office 7 which some how tries to find the path to my old name, and when I try to open any of the programs, I get the same error message.
I know I screwed up Royally. Can any one help?- Moved byHalima SMicrosoft Support, ModeratorWednesday, November 04, 2009 6:40 PM (From:Performance & Maintenance)
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Hi DaddyRay,
Welcome to Microsoft Answers Forums.
We would like to get more information from you, to help troubleshoot your issue. Please answer the following questions as best you can.
· How did you change the path of the new name using explorer?
First I would suggest that you perform a system restore to point when it was working fine.
You may want to perform a System Restore on the computer to restore back the previous settings.
To restore the operating system to an earlier point in time, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, type system restore in the Start Search box, and then click System Restore in the Programs list.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type your password or click Continue.2. In the System Restore dialog box, click Choose a different restore point, and then click Next.
3. In the list of restore points, click a restore point that was created before you began to experience the issue, and then click Next.
4. Click Finish.
You may visit the following KB Article link for reference:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936212In order to rename a user account name you will need to change that using control panel this would only change the screen name which is displayed in the welcome screen.
- Open User Accounts by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking User Accounts and Family Safety, clicking User Accounts, and then clicking Change your account name. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
- Type the new name, and then click Change Name.
In order to change the user name you will need try the below step.
· Click on start menu and type control userpasswords2 and press enter.
· This will open window where you can reset password or change user name.
In the following page click on your user name and later click on properties this will open the properties for your account with the following User name, full name and description.
In which the user name is the user name and the full name is the screen name.
Halima S - Microsoft Support.
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- Marked As Answer byKeith-Support EngineerMSFT, ModeratorFriday, November 20, 2009 9:28 PM
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Hi DaddyRay,
Welcome to Microsoft Answers Forums.
We would like to get more information from you, to help troubleshoot your issue. Please answer the following questions as best you can.
· How did you change the path of the new name using explorer?
First I would suggest that you perform a system restore to point when it was working fine.
You may want to perform a System Restore on the computer to restore back the previous settings.
To restore the operating system to an earlier point in time, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, type system restore in the Start Search box, and then click System Restore in the Programs list.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type your password or click Continue.2. In the System Restore dialog box, click Choose a different restore point, and then click Next.
3. In the list of restore points, click a restore point that was created before you began to experience the issue, and then click Next.
4. Click Finish.
You may visit the following KB Article link for reference:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936212In order to rename a user account name you will need to change that using control panel this would only change the screen name which is displayed in the welcome screen.
- Open User Accounts by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking User Accounts and Family Safety, clicking User Accounts, and then clicking Change your account name. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
- Type the new name, and then click Change Name.
In order to change the user name you will need try the below step.
· Click on start menu and type control userpasswords2 and press enter.
· This will open window where you can reset password or change user name.
In the following page click on your user name and later click on properties this will open the properties for your account with the following User name, full name and description.
In which the user name is the user name and the full name is the screen name.
Halima S - Microsoft Support.
Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.
- Marked As Answer byKeith-Support EngineerMSFT, ModeratorFriday, November 20, 2009 9:28 PM
