FileVault/Sparseimage how do I change the directory?

After I repaired permissions from the OS X.3.5 disk I decided to see what would happen when I tried to change the password on my FileVault account. To my surprise it did change the password without any warning, but what happened was a new non-filevault, admin, account was created with the same user name and a sparseimage of the FileVault was placed inside that account along with the Documents, Library, Movies, etc. folders. I can open the sparseimage and all the data is there, but I would like the FileVault image to open as my account. How do I get the system to recognize the sparseimage. I have tried using NetInfo Manager to go to Users>Me and checking the home_loc file but that is fine. I used Disk Utility and dragged the sparseimage into the left side of DU and did the repair thing, but when I log into the user account it is just the new account with the old name and not the old FileVault account. Is there a way to get the sparseimage recognized so I can start up from it? Is there something else in NetInfo I can change. I have a backup of the data, but I would like to try and fix this without going to the old data. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. If you give me terminal commands please just type them the way they are to be entered without quotation marks.
Thank you ahead of time for your help!!
Paul
G4 Quicksilver Dual 1 GHz   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

4paul3:
I don't know much about FileVault/Sparce image, and apparently few others on this Forum do. I would suggest clicking on Discussions (under Apple Discussions at the top of the page) and type "FileVault/SparceImage" in the Search field.
You could also check the Unix Forum where there are likely more knowledgeable folk on the subject.
Good luck.
cornelius
PB G3 Pismo400, 100 GB 5400 Toshiba internal, 1 GB RAM   Mac OS X (10.3.9)   Beige G3 OS 8.6

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