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    Windows 8 Problem on the displaying of the new name of an account

    Hi I created a local account in Windows 8 Enterprise 64-bit and then, via the User Accounts applet, I have renamed this account and I restarted the computer. Now, I have logged into this account and I switched to my Microsoft account and I restarted the system. So, I logged on to this...
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    Windows 7 Problem with Unicode characters in account name?

    Hello everyone! I just have a quick question regarding Windows 7 account names. Recently, I installed Windows 7 on my computer and put unicode characters in the account name. After this, all of my installs and updates were screwing up. I know this problem has to do with the unicode characters...
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    Windows 7 When I open the Task Scheduler, I get an error message...

    When I open Task Scheduler, I get the following error message: an error has occurred for task realupgradelogontasks-1-5-21-2172834406-3963835389-1001. error message:the specified account name is not valid. What does it mean and how do I get rid of the error message?
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    Windows 7 User Accounts

    I have set up a main administrator account on 7 Pro. This was done when installing the o/s, however I would now like to change the user account name and all folders/directories etc., computer name relating to it. What's the best way to remove all traces of the old name?
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    Windows 7 Winows 7 user accounts, user folder names, and paths

    I have a new Dell laptop with Windows 7 Professional. It came with McAfee security. I am comparing W7's Explorer's left hand folder tree with that of my desktop computer which has Win XP Pro. I find W7 to be confusing. W7 has a folder called \Users\ which seems to be similar to XP's...
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