Malke has stated the situation correctly, and you would do well to take heed.

Changing the username on a W2000/XP computer has a number of consequences,
some depending on whether it's a domain or workgroup setup.

You cannot in any case *properly* change the name of an existing user.
Whilst you can change the logon credentials, other details such as the user's
data folder, as in: {C:\Documents_and_Settings\username} remain the same,
and this may lead to confusion. Therefore, best not done.

This is one reason I always try to grab new computers as soon as they are
delivered. If a user gets hold of one, 'jumps the gun' and establishes an
incorrect accountname, then the whole setup needs to be repeated with the
right one.

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"Tyler" wrote:

> The laptop that i am using is a student laptop...the "tech" people have given
> us permission to change anything on the computer. Some students are using
> Vista, XP, even Linux...therefore, could you please answer my question?
>
> "Tyler" wrote:
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> > I am running XP pro on a laptop that was set up by the tech guys. I am the
> > only one using the computer and i use the "tech" account. I sign in using the
> > windows 2000 type sign in screen, and i want to know how to change the name
> > that i sign in with there...