Renaming a user profile in windows 7

The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. Pictures helped. Ghost Chili. Verify your account to enable IT peers to see that you are a professional. If it doesn't, then you can restore the old profile back. Jay This person is a verified professional.

What kind of issues are they having? It's not the dreaded Windows 7 temp profile is it? Mike41 Jul 18, at UTC. Mike, If it is a temporary profile issue I have created a script that will correct it if you need, just let me know. Johnson This person is a verified professional. Another way to delete the temp profiles is through the reg. Be careful that you do not delete the wrong one. Mike41 wrote: Thanks JP, can you confirm whether or not i'm deleting the user profile i'm renaming when i delete the registry entry asscociated with that profile?

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A new profile is created. Randy best answer. Microsoft always have a method without the need of hitting the regedt32 app. To continue this discussion, please ask a new question. Laplink Software, Inc.

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