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user ID logon??

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robertedmed

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May 23, 2005
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Hi,have three computers at work (XP pro).when an employee was replaced i added a user for the new girl. my ? is when i restart or logoff then login the old users name comes up on the login screen.How can i set it so the new girls name comes up..


also is the best way to handle this to just
RENAME the account???

THANKS Robert...
 
These sort of skirt around what you are thinking about, see if there is any clues in them.

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To delete a user profile.

You must be logged on as a computer administrator in order to complete this procedure.

Open System in Control Panel.

On the Advanced tab, under User Profiles, click Settings.
Under Profiles stored on this computer, click the user profile you want to delete, and then click Delete.

To open System, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.

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Any luck if you do it manually

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\
DefaultUserName [Remove old one and add her name here]
 
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