Change my C: / / drive and folders in my name
I went into "run" type "regedit" and changed the name of the owner to mine, checked winver and the name of the owner is preparing to mine. BUT the OLD NAME of OWNERS stills shows in my files and folders. Records of the hard C drive that I want in my name... and I tried a lot of ways.
Hello
Unfortunately, you cannot change the path of user name (C:\Username). However, you can change the display name of the user.
As you have already changed the full name of the user, and while searching for the location of C:\Username path always displays the name of the previous owner computer, you can go ahead create new user account for your desired name and transfer the files to your new user account.
Create a user profile
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/create-a-user-account
Now search for the question.
Follow the below link to fix the user profile damaged.
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/fix-a-corrupted-user-profile
Hope this information helps. If you need help with Windows, just tell me and we will be happy to help you.
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