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remove name on pc and replace it

rocketbob

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Posted September 8, 2013 at 10:24AM

i have got a acer aspire v5 laptop with w8 I want to remove the name I used when I set up the laptop and replace it with a new one. I went into the users settings and changed the name which now shows in the start screen, but when I click on the files my old name is there.

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Jock1e

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Posted September 8, 2013 at 11:07AM

Have a look at this.

Click here

or this.

Click here

See if anything on those two can help.

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