Don't write your Password in the User field on a fresh Vista insta

This is a huge mistake! On a fresh Vista INSTALL, I accidently wrote my
password into the User Name field for my Admin-account (leaving the password
field blank)

I could, of course, rename my admin profile, and I did. But it doesn't
change the folder of c:\users\(and here is my password, still!)

And when I took a spyware check (ad-aware), my password is in every
"cookie"! It's a disaster, because when "password" gets written in the "user
name" field, suddenly it's like everybody can get your hands on it.

I changed my passwords, of course. Didn't want to re-install Vista, and
there's no way I can undo this accident, I guess?

But if there is, someone might have a solution? I find it all both a bit
embarassing and amusing, though...

Hello,
You may want to create a new user account and use that one instead, then
delete the old user account which contains your password.
Renaming the account only changes the display name, not the folder
structure that is already on the drive.
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

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|>This is a huge mistake! On a fresh Vista INSTALL, I accidently wrote my
|>password into the User Name field for my Admin-account (leaving the
password
|>field blank)
|>
|>I could, of course, rename my admin profile, and I did. But it doesn't
|>change the folder of c:\users\(and here is my password, still!)
|>
|>And when I took a spyware check (ad-aware), my password is in every
|>"cookie"! It's a disaster, because when "password" gets written in the
"user
|>name" field, suddenly it's like everybody can get your hands on it.
|>
|>I changed my passwords, of course. Didn't want to re-install Vista, and
|>there's no way I can undo this accident, I guess?
|>
|>But if there is, someone might have a solution? I find it all both a bit
|>embarassing and amusing, though...
|>
|>

Thanks for replying! Worked out beautifully - and easy!

""Darrell Gorter[MSFT]"" wrote:

> Hello,
> You may want to create a new user account and use that one instead, then
> delete the old user account which contains your password.
> Renaming the account only changes the display name, not the folder
> structure that is already on the drive.
> Thanks,
> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
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> |>
> |>This is a huge mistake! On a fresh Vista INSTALL, I accidently wrote my
> |>password into the User Name field for my Admin-account (leaving the
> password
> |>field blank)
> |>
> |>I could, of course, rename my admin profile, and I did. But it doesn't
> |>change the folder of c:\users\(and here is my password, still!)
> |>
> |>And when I took a spyware check (ad-aware), my password is in every
> |>"cookie"! It's a disaster, because when "password" gets written in the
> "user
> |>name" field, suddenly it's like everybody can get your hands on it.
> |>
> |>I changed my passwords, of course. Didn't want to re-install Vista, and
> |>there's no way I can undo this accident, I guess?
> |>
> |>But if there is, someone might have a solution? I find it all both a bit
> |>embarassing and amusing, though...
> |>
> |>
>
>