Considering reinstall of XP Pro on brand new rig

Rawjhaw

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Mar 21, 2007
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Just received a custom rig I pieced together through a PC integrator. All is great, stable and sound. The only (somewhat minor?) issue I have is the fact that I can't change the name of the main Admin user folder(s)/extensions (found under Documents & Settings) that the integrator used when installing XP Pro before sending it to me. I did figure out how to change the Registered User name, but it's annoying me to see {insert stupid-sounding account name here} as the original Admin user profile name (i.e. the folder name listed in the "address" field of Windows Explorer when exploring C:\Documents & Settings\********\etc)

Am I just being anal? Am I opening the door for unnecessary aggravation or worse? Would this require a total reformat/fresh install of XP (and all the drivers) OR would an upgrade install do the trick here? All I've loaded on my system so far are burn-in/bench test apps. How long of a process am I looking at if I do decide to do this?
 

Skeeedunt

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Oct 7, 2005
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Not sure if I understand this correctly, but it sounds like you just need to create a new user and delete the old one (user folder and all).