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I've changed the name with which i was currently logged on. After changing the name I try to open task manager but it respond nothing. I tried to play a song but it showed message that "File is not accessible on this location or you may have not rights to access this", then I restart the system and after login with changed name or old name it allowed to login but it is now just showing me the wallpaper nothing else(no task manager, no task bar and no any icon) so, i'm unable to run explorer.exe. On the other hand with safe mode i can see all my data on the desktop.

Can anyone please help me to get out of this situation

Thanks
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A rename of the account display name alone should not break Windows (as noted), so the most likely causes are: the profile folder under C:\Documents and Settings (XP) or C:\Users (Vista/7) was renamed or had its permissions changed, the registry still points to the old profile path, or the shell/userinit registry entries were altered so explorer.exe is not starting. 's idea to use a fresh administrator account is useful as a recovery path, but avoid deleting the original account until its data is safely backed up.

Safe, practical recovery steps to run from Safe Mode or by logging in as the built-in Administrator:

  • Verify explorer.exe exists (C:\Windows\explorer.exe) and try launching it manually to confirm whether the shell is the problem.
  • Inspect Winlogon values in the registry to ensure the shell and userinit are correct:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
  Shell = explorer.exe
  Userinit = C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe,
  • Check profile mappings under:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\<SID>
  ProfileImagePath = C:\Documents and Settings\<username>

If ProfileImagePath points to a non-existent or renamed folder, either rename the folder back or update the registry value to match the actual folder name. After that, fix NTFS permissions and ownership on the profile folder: take ownership (Administrators) and grant the user, Administrators and SYSTEM appropriate rights.

If creating a new administrator account (as suggested), do not delete the old profile first. Copy user files from the old profile to the new one but do not copy system hive files (ntuser.dat, ntuser.dat.log, ntuser.ini). If Task Manager or other UI elements are disabled, check the policies key for DisableTaskMgr under the current user policies.

Cautions: back up the profile folder and export the registry before edits. Consider System Restore or running SFC if system files are missing. These steps address the common causes behind a wallpaper-only desktop after a rename and avoid losing personal data.

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Member Avatar for jbennet

Thats wierd, because it shouldnt actually break anything, seeing as windows inherently runs on SIDs (which you cant change).

Member Avatar for Bob_180_Bob

Hi,
Try starting in safe mode, log in as administrator, delete the account you just made. make a new account with administrator rights, reboot and try then to see what will happen.

Member Avatar for Bing7

login with changed name or old name

this is weird ,how could you login with old name if you changed it ,please explain how you changed the name

Member Avatar for Bing7

Hi,
, delete the account you just made. make a new account with administrator rights,

that what i was thinking ,but they say they only changed the name not created a new acct

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