Accidentally Changed User Name on HD Root Folder - Nothing Works!

I accidentally (foolishly) changed the user name on my main user folder in OS X. When you open the Macintosh HD the folder with the little house under Desktop and Applications, the one with all my files and all. Now every program I open it's like my computer is new - I have to re-register all my software and none of my files show up. Help! How can I fix this?!

Open the Users folder on the drive, move everything in your old home folder to the new one, log out, and log back in.
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