Change User Name

[chaitanyagutala]

Hi all,

I am not sure whether this is the correct category to submit my doubt or not. Can anyone please help me out .. how to change the user name? Now my username is chaitanyakumar. I want to change it to someother name. Please tell me how to change user name not display name. Thanks in advance.

[99ojo]

Hi,

two ways:

1) Right Click on "My Computer" -> Manage -> Local Users and Groups -> Users -> Right Click on Account -> Rename

2)

_change_user_name ("oldaccountname", "newaccountname")

Func _change_user_name ($userorigin, $newname)
    ; Generated by AutoIt Scriptomatic
    $bchange = False
    $wbemFlagReturnImmediately = 0x10
    $wbemFlagForwardOnly = 0x20

    $strComputer = "localhost"

    $objWMIService = ObjGet("winmgmts:\\" & $strComputer & "\root\CIMV2")
    $colItems = $objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_UserAccount Where LocalAccount = True And Name = '" & $userorigin & "'", "WQL", _
                                              $wbemFlagReturnImmediately + $wbemFlagForwardOnly)

    If IsObj($colItems) then
        For $objitem in $colItems
            $objitem.Rename ($newname)
            $bchange = True
        Next
    Else
        MsgBox (0, "Error", "WMI Query failed!")
    EndIf
    If $bchange Then 
        MsgBox (0, "Change User", "Sucessfully rename user " & $userorigin & " to " & $newname)
    Else
        MsgBox (0, "Change User", "User " & $userorigin & " not found!")
    EndIf
EndFunc

;-))

Stefan

[Valik]

It's not clear if you are talking about your forum login name or something else. If it is your forum login name, why would you think creating a thread about it is going to be helpful rather than PMing a moderator directly?

[chaitanyagutala]

Please excuse me for not telling u my problem clearly....

I am talking about autoit user name.

[trancexx]

It's much clearer now

Forum name?

Edited April 29, 2010 by trancexx

[Melba23]

chaitu,

Just do as Valik suggested and PM him with your request to change your AutoIt forum user name.

M23

[chaitanyagutala]

I want to change autoit forum name only. Please tell me how to do that

[Melba23]

chaitu,

As you cannot seem to make up your mind, here is what to do in both cases:

I am talking about autoit user name.

PM Valik.

I want to change autoit forum name only

Go to your avatar in the top right of the screen. Click on the little down arrow and select <My Settings>. Click on <Change Display Name>. Change the name.

Happy?

M23

[GEOSoft]

PM Valik.

M23

Been suicidal for very long M23?

[Melba23]

George,

As I said earlier, it is what Valik himself suggested:

It's not clear if you are talking about your forum login name or something else. If it is your forum login name, why would you think creating a thread about it is going to be helpful rather than PMing a moderator directly?

And for our more junior readers, sending Valik a PM is not suicidal if you have a valid reason (although I will admit that he has the final decision on whether it is valid! )

M23

[GEOSoft]

It's your life pal, do with it as you see fit. I forgot that Valik was once in a generous spirit and did in fact post that. He may have since recinded the offer though. I'm pretty sure in this case it's simply the display name but who knows for sure. As you pointed out, he wasn't overly clear on that point.

[chaitanyagutala]

I found where I am confusing all of you. It is my mistake that I didnt tell you my correct problem.

First of all I will open the site http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?, If I want to login I will click on signin option. Then I will be prompted for username and password to enter into the above site(autoit forums).

Then I give user name as chaitanyakumar and my password. Now I want to change this name(chaitanyakumar) and give something else. How can I do that? Thats what I am asking. By the by someof you people are telling me to PM valik. what is this PM?

[GodlessSinner]

Open Your Profile, Change Display Name. To login you must enter your old(first) UserName. Or register once again with another name.

PM - Personal Message.

Edited April 29, 2010 by GodlessSinner

[Jos]

... Or register once again with another login.

Real bad advice as this is not appreciated here.

chaitanyagutala: What do you want it to be?

[trancexx]

I would guess Kumar.

Or Neo.

[chaitanyagutala]

I want to change it to chaitanya_gutala.

[Jos]

Displayname can only contain these characters: a-zA-Z0-9. The underscore is not allowed.

I see you managed to change the displayname already 2 times so assume you will mange to change it within the rules that apply.