Change main computer user name

I purchased a computer that was on display. Someone had gone in and put in a user name I went to change the user name and it changed only for logging in. When I go to download something or save something that name is still there. How can I change it?
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Seems like everyone here is answering the wrong question
Bea, you need to create a new account and then transfer the profile from the old account over to the new one. You just renamed your logon account and that left the folders still referring to the previous account name; among other things.
Please refer to this forum link for detailed step by step directions on how to do this -
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7security/thread/d95ddaa7-4235-454e-83d6-77232207c...

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Isthere any way to change schema's user name. I have looked but couldnt find how to change. With "Alter user" name cant be changed.
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SQL> host exp system/oracle owner=scott file=c:\scottschema.dmp log=c:\scott.log
Export: Release 10.1.0.2.0 - Production on Tue Dec 12 09:36:37 2006
Copyright (c) 1982, 2004, Oracle.
All rights reserved.
Connected to: Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.1.0.2.0 -
ProductionWith the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options
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exporting PUBLIC type synonyms.
exporting private type synonyms.
exporting object type definitions for user SCOTT
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exporting cluster definitions.
about to export SCOTT's tables via Conventional Path .... .
exporting table A 0 rows exported. .
exporting table ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0 rows exported. .
exporting table ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234 0 rows exported. .
exporting table A_12345678901234567890123456$# 0 rows exported. .
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exporting table BIG 46968 rows exported. .
exporting table BIG_TABLE 46967 rows exported. .
exporting table BONUS 0 rows exported. .
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exporting table D 1000 rows exported. .
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exporting table E 1000 rows exported. .
exporting table EMP 14 rows exported. .
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SQL> select user_id,username from user_users;
USER_ID USERNAME
57 SCOTT
SQL> select count(*) from session_privs;
COUNT(*)
81
SQL> select count(*) from session_roles;
COUNT(*)
6
SQL> set echo off
SQL> set feedback off
SQL> set heading off
SQL> spool c:\scottpriv.sql
SQL> select 'grant 'privilege' to newscott;' from session_privs;
SQL>spool off
SQL> spool c:\scottroles.sql
SQL> select 'grant 'role' to newscott;' from session_roles;
grant CONNECT to newscott;
grant RESOURCE to newscott;
grant IMP_FULL_DATABASE to newscott;
grant SELECT_CATALOG_ROLE to newscott;
grant HS_ADMIN_ROLE to newscott;
grant EXECUTE_CATALOG_ROLE to newscott;
SQL> spool off
SQL> set heading on
SQL> set feedback on
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DEFAULT_TABLESPACE
TEST
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USERNAME USER_ID
NEWSCOTT 5
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COUNT(*)
81
1 row selected.
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COUNT(*)
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1 row selected.
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regards
Taj
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