Change the names of default directory in XP

I want to change my default directory

"C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq_Administrator\My Documents" in "C:\Documents and Settings\Doug\My Documents.

If I do I would like to replace the "Document and Settings" with "Docs".

You cannot change a user account by changing just the name. Simply by changing the name will do a cosmetic change only and does not affect the underlying files/folders in the profile. You will need to make a new user account called 'Doug' and then copy all your stuff from Compaq_Administrator to Doug. If you have all the other user accounts on the system and it is XP Home, you will need to make a third extra work (let's call it Tech or Extra or similar). If you have XP Pro, connect to the built-in administrator to make the copy. After you have created the new account of Doug, connect in a time so profile files/folders are created. Then log off the coast and on the extra account.

Copy files to the new user profile

1 log on as a user other than the user whose you copy files to or from the profile.
2. in Windows Explorer, click on tools, Folder Options, click the view tab, click Show files and folders, clear the box to tick Hide protected operating system files and then click OK.
3. Locate the C:\Documents and Settings\Old_Username folder, where C is the drive on which Windows XP is installed, and where ancien_nom_utilisateur is the name of the profile to copy user data from.
4. press and hold down the CTRL key while you click each file and subfolder in this folder, except the following files:
* Ntuser.dat
* Ntuser.dat.log
* Ntuser.ini
5. on the Edit menu, click on copy.
6. Locate the C:\Documents and Settings\New_Username folder, where C is the drive on which Windows XP is installed, and New_Username is the name of the user
Profile that you created in the section "create a new user profile".
7. on the Edit menu, click on paste.
8. close the session and log in as a new user.

Note: You must import your e-mail messages and addresses to the new user profile before you delete the old profile. For more information, see 313055 OLEXP: mail folders, address book, and E-mail Messages are missing after you upgrade to Microsoft Windows XP

You cannot rename the Documents and Settings directory. This is a directory on the system. If you want to a folder called "Docs", create one in my documents on behalf of Doug. You can make a shortcut to the folder on the desk of Doug if you wish.

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