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I have a new Win 7 PC and an old Vista on the same LAN. Used Windows EZ Transfer to move files and settings successfully. However, before I could have each PC “see” the other I had to change the User Account on the Win7 to Howard to match Vista. I deleted the original account, HDH. Now, when I look at C:Users I see HDH, along with All Users, etc. Does this matter? I still need to install iTunes on Win 7 and transfer the iTunes Library. Apple’s instructions say to copy the iTunes Library “to the exact same file structure”. Will iTunes be unhappy if it can’t find Howard? Or is the folder name HDH “cosmetic” only?
Thanks, HH.

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Itunes doesn’t care which username it is installed under. Just copy the Itunes files to the appropriate directories under your new user name.

Jerry

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Thanks, Jerry, that worked fine.
I use iTunes to sync Outlook with my iPhone. Is there anything special I need to do the first time I sync on the Win7 PC? My iPhone is backed up on the Vista computer, but I hope to avoid restoring because of a mistake on Win7.
If this belongs on another thread, let me Know.
HH

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I’m not a user of iTunes or iPhone, so I can’t advise you on the sync, but your thread is in the right forum.

Hopefully someone will give you a useful answer soon.

Always create a fresh drive image before making system changes/Windows updates; you may need to start over!

We all have our own reasons for doing the things that we do with our systems; we don't need anyone's approval, and we don't all have to do the same things.

We were all once "Average Users".

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Its been a long time since I synced Outlook with an Ipad but I don’t believe you need to do anything special. It might be wise to make a backup copy of the Win 7 pst file just in case.

Jerry

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Thanks to all. All is well on my new Win7 PC.
HH

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happy to hear everything is now running smoothly.

Jerry

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The reason you had to change your name on the new computer is because you can’t have the same user on two different machines within your network.

Why would a company have one account for each name, rather than one account for each person?

example: you have 3 people named Chris. Each Chris account should denote which Chris it is for, right? Chris1, Chris2, Chris3. not Chris, Chris, and Chris. All three wouldn’t be able to use the network at the same time then.

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The reason you had to change your name on the new computer is because you can’t have the same user on two different machines within your network.

That only applies to a domain. It makes no difference on a home network. In fact, it makes file sharing easier on a home network. I have a desktop and two laptops on my network, and I use the same names and passwords on all of them. They can all be online at the same time, and there is no problem or confusion.

In a domain environment with roaming, a user can logon to any machine within the domain using his unique username and password, so no two users can have the same user name. But that’s an entirely different environment, and does not apply at all to a home network environment.

Always create a fresh drive image before making system changes/Windows updates; you may need to start over!

We all have our own reasons for doing the things that we do with our systems; we don't need anyone's approval, and we don't all have to do the same things.

We were all once "Average Users".

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Really??

Oh… I think I got confused… The MACHINE name has to be different on each machine… that’s what I was thinking about.

sorry for any confusion.
:facepalm:

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