Renaming My Computer


  1. thewolfe
    Posts : 203
    Windows 7
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    Renaming My Computer


    I just bought a new Win7 computer. Had a heck of a time logging into it from my other computers.

    Finally got on.

    Found my username was DougsDell.......-PC\Doug's Dell.......580

    Can I change both names DougsDell.......-PC and Doug's Dell.......580. Want to simplify things.

    Also, do I have to have a password to log in to the computer itself? It's just my family here and don't want to go through logging a password in each time I turn on the computer.

    And lastly, do I have to have a password for the first time each day I get on to one computers files through the other one. When I click on a folder on another networked computer it makes me log in with user name a password. I'd like to eliminate that.
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  3. chev65
    Posts : 8,870
    Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
       New #2

    The links below should help.

    Computer Name - View and Change
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  4. thewolfe
    Posts : 203
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
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    I understand that I can't change my original User name. The main folder under "C/Users/Mary. Can't change that to Murry or the like, eyh?
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  6. Trucidation
    Posts : 710
    Win7 Pro x64
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    Yeah, you're not supposed to rename account-linked folders. You can rename your account from Control Panel but that only changes the displayed name, the folder name remains the same.
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  7. thewolfe
    Posts : 203
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       New #5

    Can you walk me through what your talking about?
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