Microsoft KB Archive/232844

= User Accounts Renamed During Windows 95/98 Upgrade to Windows 2000 =

Article ID: 232844

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q232844



SUMMARY
When you are upgrading from Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98 to Windows 2000 Professional, you may be prompted during the Report phase of Setup to provide some compatible names for user accounts on the Windows 95-based or Windows 98-based computer.

The Report phase of Setup runs in Windows 95/98 when you run Winnt32.exe and choose to upgrade to Windows 2000 (rather than choosing to install a new version of Windows 2000).



MORE INFORMATION
You are prompted to provide compatible names if some user accounts have the same name as reserved, built-in account names in Windows 2000. By default, these account names are appended with "-1" to make them unique. You can change these names to any name you want (except to other reserved user or group names).

For example, if a user logs in with the user name "Guest" on a Windows 95-based or Windows 98-based computer, Windows 2000 Setup prompts you to change the name, and suggests the name "Guest-1." You can accept this name or change the name to something else.

If you are performing an unattended Setup, the default suggested name (with "-1" appended" is used.

NOTE: Even though "Administrator" is a default built-in account, a user account with this name has its settings migrated to Windows 2000.

Additional query words: SBK OPK Unattended Setup

Keywords: kbenv kbinfo kbsbk kbsetup KB232844

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