On Tue, August 5, 2008 8:12 pm, Michael Heydon wrote:> This is what happens when you rename a user, it is the same in XP andprobably 2k as well. The only way that I know of to really change a No, this does not happen on Windows 2000. Note that I'm still running Windows 2000 because it runs very nicely under virtualization with only 256 MB allocated to the VM. ;) -- For a good laugh, call (202) 456-1414 -- For a good laugh, call (202) 456-1414
---- Michael Heydon <michaelh@jaswin.com.au> wrote:> Steve Blackwell wrote: > > <snip> > > Somewhere under the covers, Vista thinks that user "Kellie" is user > > "User" even though Control Panel (Classic View)->User Accounts shows > > only one user called Kellie. > > > > Whatever... > > Steve. > > > This is what happens when you rename a user, it is the same in XP and > probably 2k as well. The only way that I know of to really change a > username rather than just change the name that is shown, is to create a > new user, migrate the profile and delete the old account (of course this > can introduce it's own problems).So... I'm not sure I really want to know but where does Windows keep the real list of users? Steve.