Change name from hANK to Hank?

During installation of vista business, I slipped.

The error proliferates everywhere, and though only
annoying I'd like to fix it.

Can it be done?

On Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:37:44 -0700, Hank <>
wrote:

>During installation of vista business, I slipped.
>
>The error proliferates everywhere, and though only
>annoying I'd like to fix it.
>
>Can it be done?

Yes. Hard way, use only if necessary. CAUTION Be aware if you have
already registered SOME software with an incorrect spelling of your
name and you then force a change in the Registry as described below
you might lock yourself out of the software since some encodes your
name as part of some security/registration scheme.

If indeed your misspelled name proliferates throughout your system you
might need to change it in multiple places since it can get written to
many places. For example each bit of software you install when you
register your software will likely record your name somewhere in the
Registry. Some software forces you to type in your name, others look
up what you've already used and therefore can proliferate the error.

Use the built-in Registry Editor to find the error then correct each
entry.

Example:

Go to Start, type in regedit

Make sure you start at the very top of the tree labeled computer.
Now click on Edit, then Find, and type in the misspelled word, hit
enter and wait. Correct as you find them then keep hitting 'find next'
and correct each error. Reboot.

Easy Way:

If you only want to change how Vista itself sees you, then go to
Control Panel, User Accounts. Change your account name there. Reboot.

Hank;828894 Wrote:
> During installation of vista business, I slipped.
>
> The error proliferates everywhere, and though only
> annoying I'd like to fix it.
>
> Can it be done?

Hi Hank,

the answer is Yes and No in the users control you can change the
display name that is shown at login and on start menu etc but this does
not change the actual name of the user folder c:\users\hANK .... etc.

Under earlier win versions [2000, xp] you could make a new account and
then copy the user profile to the new account and then delete the
original .

Profiles are available in Vista [in the user account screen under
Advanced user profile properties] but not sure if the functionality is
still active.

you may want to create the new account and login once to create the
structure and profile then log back into the hANK account and see if you
can copy the profile to the new user [ am running Home premium here so
not sure if business has the option or not]


--
barman58

Regards,
*Nigel*
the beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not
understand.,- frank herbert

Regedit - no problem.

However, C > Users > hANK I get no "Rename" opportunity.
I unchecked 'read only' for folder and contents, but
it's still unchangeable.

???

Hank wrote:
> During installation of vista business, I slipped.
>
> The error proliferates everywhere, and though only
> annoying I'd like to fix it.
>
> Can it be done?

Get in the habit of replying thusly:

Name: Your Name Here
Company: Your Company Name Here

Nobody wants to know your name anyway.

"HeyBub" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hank wrote:
>> During installation of vista business, I slipped.
>>
>> The error proliferates everywhere, and though only
>> annoying I'd like to fix it.
>>
>> Can it be done?
>
> Get in the habit of replying thusly:
>
> Name: Your Name Here
> Company: Your Company Name Here
>
> Nobody wants to know your name anyway.
>
What a ****ing retard.

hank,

As I said in my original post the new user option will not change the
file path in the Users directory this could be done manually but would
be a major undertaking that would probably take many times longer than a
complete reinstall
Unfortunately, due to the way that windows works on install [not just
Vista] the only way to ensure that all hENK entries are removed would be
a complete fresh re-install :cry:

If you need to change the registration details this may be done by
editing the registry entry in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Installer....

The -hENK -entry should be in an entry called *RegOwner*
if you open Regedit.exe and do an Edit Find for *RegOwner* you should
be able to change this to the correct item.

This will change the name used when installing new applications but
would not change that used by those previously installed.

Make sure you are confident in editing the registry, and have backed up
the original registry, before you start as obviously changing the wrong
item can really screw up your system. :geek:

What I would do personally is create a new User [Henk] with the correct
name [As an Administrator ] then manually transfer all the files etc to
this new user.

-when happy that the new user is working correctly- I would delete the
old user with the option to retain the user files. after this I would
Search the registry and replace all entries of hENK with Henk but only
those which DO NOT relate to file paths.

I feel confident enough with the registry editor to do this but not
everyone will :geek:

if you just create the new user and do the RegOwner change as stated
then that should be enough for the day to day operation.

Hope this explains the situation and sorry I could not give you a one
click solution.

unfortunately only you can decide if the anoyance caused by this
justifies the effort required for a soulution


--
barman58

Regards,
*Nigel*
the beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not
understand.,- frank herbert

On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 20:06:55 -0700, "Ringmaster's Psychiatrist"
<> wrote:

>
>"HeyBub" <> wrote in message
>news:...
>> Hank wrote:
>>> During installation of vista business, I slipped.
>>>
>>> The error proliferates everywhere, and though only
>>> annoying I'd like to fix it.
>>>
>>> Can it be done?
>>
>> Get in the habit of replying thusly:
>>
>> Name: Your Name Here
>> Company: Your Company Name Here
>>
>> Nobody wants to know your name anyway.
>>
>What a ****ing retard.

Look who's talking.
>

Thank you.
This is one of those mistakes - like a bad marriage -
that has long term consequences. On the other hand,
perhaps I can just live with it...


barman58 wrote:
> hank,
>
> As I said in my original post the new user option will not change the
> file path in the Users directory this could be done manually but would
> be a major undertaking that would probably take many times longer than a
> complete reinstall
> Unfortunately, due to the way that windows works on install [not just
> Vista] the only way to ensure that all hENK entries are removed would be
> a complete fresh re-install :cry:
>
> If you need to change the registration details this may be done by
> editing the registry entry in
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Installer....
>
> The -hENK -entry should be in an entry called *RegOwner*
> if you open Regedit.exe and do an Edit Find for *RegOwner* you should
> be able to change this to the correct item.
>
> This will change the name used when installing new applications but
> would not change that used by those previously installed.
>
> Make sure you are confident in editing the registry, and have backed up
> the original registry, before you start as obviously changing the wrong
> item can really screw up your system. :geek:
>
> What I would do personally is create a new User [Henk] with the correct
> name [As an Administrator ] then manually transfer all the files etc to
> this new user.
>
> -when happy that the new user is working correctly- I would delete the
> old user with the option to retain the user files. after this I would
> Search the registry and replace all entries of hENK with Henk but only
> those which DO NOT relate to file paths.
>
> I feel confident enough with the registry editor to do this but not
> everyone will :geek:
>
> if you just create the new user and do the RegOwner change as stated
> then that should be enough for the day to day operation.
>
> Hope this explains the situation and sorry I could not give you a one
> click solution.
>
> unfortunately only you can decide if the anoyance caused by this
> justifies the effort required for a soulution
>
>

Hank wrote:
> Thank you.
> This is one of those mistakes - like a bad marriage - that has long term
> consequences. On the other hand, perhaps I can just live with it...
>
>
This won't last forever. Wait for Windows 7 <grin>

Bill