topic Re: change incorrect username in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.no/t5/pcs-accessories/change-incorrect-username/m-p/555187#M15694 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Hi Terry and welcome.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">You can change your Username easily enough in Control Panel -&gt; User Accounts and Family Safety.&nbsp; Unfortunately, this just gives a cosmetic change and the underlying folders are not changed.&nbsp; If a cosmetic change is OK just do this, but if you want to move the existing folders etc. to the new username, follow the instructions here: -</SPAN></P><P><BR /><A class="loading" href="http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-security/how-to-change-user-name-in-windows-7-professional/d95ddaa7-4235-454e-83d6-77232207c7e2" title="http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-security/how-to-change-user-name-in-windows-7-professional/d95ddaa7-4235-454e-83d6-77232207c7e2">http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-security/how-to-change-user-name-in-windows-7-professional/d95ddaa7-4235-454e-83d6-77232207c7e2</A></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">These instructions are for Windows 7 and may need a little interpretation!</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">As Windows 8 is so new, let us know how you get on.<BR /></SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"><img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.no/html/@0248C33DDCF34AA61B8F8F33F5AFA5BE/images/smilies/013.png" alt=":wink:" title=":wink:" /><BR /></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 01 Dec 2012 10:55:51 GMT Blencogo 2012-12-01T10:55:51Z change incorrect username https://community.sony.no/t5/pcs-accessories/change-incorrect-username/m-p/555186#M15693 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Due to a mistake by a Sony Shop</P><P>techno all my Files in Windows 8</P><P>have my name incorrectly spelt.</P><P>How do I resolve please?</P><P>Thanks!</P><P>Terry </P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:45:18 GMT https://community.sony.no/t5/pcs-accessories/change-incorrect-username/m-p/555186#M15693 @7197782704026997 2012-11-30T17:45:18Z Re: change incorrect username https://community.sony.no/t5/pcs-accessories/change-incorrect-username/m-p/555187#M15694 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Hi Terry and welcome.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">You can change your Username easily enough in Control Panel -&gt; User Accounts and Family Safety.&nbsp; Unfortunately, this just gives a cosmetic change and the underlying folders are not changed.&nbsp; If a cosmetic change is OK just do this, but if you want to move the existing folders etc. to the new username, follow the instructions here: -</SPAN></P><P><BR /><A class="loading" href="http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-security/how-to-change-user-name-in-windows-7-professional/d95ddaa7-4235-454e-83d6-77232207c7e2" title="http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-security/how-to-change-user-name-in-windows-7-professional/d95ddaa7-4235-454e-83d6-77232207c7e2">http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-security/how-to-change-user-name-in-windows-7-professional/d95ddaa7-4235-454e-83d6-77232207c7e2</A></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">These instructions are for Windows 7 and may need a little interpretation!</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">As Windows 8 is so new, let us know how you get on.<BR /></SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"><img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.no/html/@0248C33DDCF34AA61B8F8F33F5AFA5BE/images/smilies/013.png" alt=":wink:" title=":wink:" /><BR /></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 01 Dec 2012 10:55:51 GMT https://community.sony.no/t5/pcs-accessories/change-incorrect-username/m-p/555187#M15694 Blencogo 2012-12-01T10:55:51Z