If you're concerned about what the recipient is seeing,and if you're attaching the file correctly, it shouldn't matter, because all the recipient sees on their end is the specific file name, i.e., picture.jpg, or program.exe.  The other information in the file path is just what you see, while you're navigating to the file.

In order to change what you're seeing, you have to change the name of the account you're using by going to Control Panel - User Accounts, selecting the account you wish to change, then the appropriate option - in this case, "Change My Name," but once again the only part the recipient is seeing under normal circumstances in the example you cited is:

C:\Documents and Settings\Louis\Desktop\My Pictures\car.jpg

Message Edited by Flooby on 06-20-2004 06:53 AM

Unfortunately, in my opinion, you are wrong on both counts.

I did change my user name in the control panel to "A" for administrator which is the only account, and the path is still showing

C:\Documents and Settings\Louis\Desktop\My Pictures\car.jpg

not

C:\Documents and Settings\A\Desktop\My Pictures\car.jpg

when I check in Properties.

Furthermore, the person I send the email message to sees the whole path as evidenced by this header:

Subj: Your Car   

Date: 6/19/2004 1:16:05 PM Pacific Daylight Time
From: avc@aol.com
To:avc@aol.com
File: CDocumentsandSettingsLouisDesktopMyPicturescar.jpg (11511 bytes) DL Time (TCP/IP): <1 minute
Sent from the Internet (Details)

 

 

When I tried to rename the folder named "Louis" I get an error message that says:
"Louis is a Windows System Folder and Cannot Be Moved or Renamed for Windows To Operate Properly."

 

That sounds like something you need to take up with AOL, as a properly set up e-mail account using a normal ISP doesn't display this information.  Both my dialup and cable POP3 e-mail accounts show only the specific file name for attachments, which would be another reason to avoid AOL, near as I can see.  As far as the Account Name is concerned, you might be better off creating a new user account and then transfer your files to the new account with the name of your choosing, then delete the old/unwanted account completely.

You might also want to see:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;327918&Product=winxp

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;283111&Product=winxp

Message Edited by Flooby on 06-20-2004 07:27 AM

How do I create a new user account name, transfer the files and then delete the old one if Louis was my administration account?

If you renamed the Administrator account (usually a bad idea, as is doing all your work under an Adminstrator-level account), you're probably not going to want to delete that one.  Create a new account, transfer your files to that one, rename the Administrator account "Administrator," and keep that available for the purpose for which it was intended.  Do your day to day work through the new account, which should be a Limited account for security purposes.  If you have to install a program, or perform other functions unavailable to Limited Users, do so under the Administrator account, and then log off of that account  when you're finished.

Thanks for the security advice. These photos are public and nothing that I do not want anyone to have access to.  It is just in sending I do not want my name on them, and would rather have All Users in the path than Louis.

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@gblaca wrote:

I am the only one using my computer so security should not be an issue.

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My remarks regarding Administrator privileges for day to day use had nothing to do with local users.

http://labmice.techtarget.com/articles/winxpsecuritychecklist.htm  See "Use the Administrator Group with care"

http://www.atruereview.com/Articles/winsecurity2.php  See "Account Tips," (page 2)

 

 

It does not change the photo path.

All you had to do was go to Control Panel, User Accounts, Change an account, pick your acct & change your name. This is not the computer name. It's the name you used when you set up your account. You can make up any name you want. It doesn't have to be real. You should not delete the My Pictures folder.

How can I get the folder back, My Pictures, now that I deleted it, and I emptied my recycle bin?

Why should I not delete it?

In the first place, chances are that if you reboot the PC, the My Pictures folder will be right back where it was, unless you did some fancy editing in My Documents and Folder Options.  In fact, My Pictures can  be safely and rather permanently deleted, but you shouldn't have to go through all this just to change a user name and file path for that user.

You might be better off just picking up a book on Windows XP, so that you understand how things work in there a bit better, as far as User Accounts, Security and other basic functions are concerned, as there are obviously some communication gaps with the exchange of information in this environment.  In the mean time, the best rule of thumb to follow is to never delete anything unless you have a pretty good idea of what it does, and what the effects (or consequences) can be as a result of the deletion.

You should also work under the premise that anyone and everyone wants to get into your PC (and I don't mean local users, and I don't mean just your My Pictures folder), so system/internet security is a paramount issue, thus the advisory about not using Administrator prvileges on a day to day account.  Leaving an Adminstrator account logged on/active day in and day out exposes the system to hacks by folks who may want it for no other reason than to launch Denial Of Service attacks on servers, or to use it as a go-between to hack into another system, etc.  It has nothing to do with what you have stored on it.  It's the ability to use it against a third party (or multiple parties) that makes running under an Administrator account a bad idea, and this is something that anyone who uses the internet needs to be aware of.  A good Windows XP book like "Windows XP Inside Out," or on a slightly less technical basis, "Windows XP Home Edition - The Missing Manual" are good places to start.

Message Edited by Flooby on 06-20-2004 08:31 PM

Thanks for the useful suggestions.