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SharePoint User Name Change

Hello,

I added a user to a group in sharepoint, and then learned his name was spelt marc not mark. I changed his name in AD, dropped it and added it to sharepoint and it still says Mark in sharepoint. I also tried completely removing the user account. I dont want to change the username convention. Please help!

I am comfortable in SQL if anyone knows the database and table this is stored in.
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When I try to run the program it crashes instantly and says windows is searching for a solution.
I can't find any installation instructions on the documentation section of that site. I am assuming I just extract and run? or do I need to install it to sharepoint somehow?

Can I use SharePoint Designer for same purpose?
Nevermind, I can run it from the server.

However, Now I have found the "User Information List" but cannot edit, only delete. And when I try to delete, it gives me an invocation error.
Hi! Sorry, it's not "User Information List" under Lists node, that you should edit. You should edit "Users" collection under root web node.
That list only has 2 users in it, where as the other list appears to have all users.
please see attached image. Is this the correct root? I think I have expanded every node possible.

 User generated image
I figured it out, I needed to go the the all users list:
_catalogs/users/simple.aspx
And delete the user from their, then do added him to the group again and his name was changed. It may have also had something to do with a full member crawl.

Referred to: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/sharepointadmin/thread/5790cffc-2950-4ef2-a5bd-8938333230c2
Figured it out another way, but thats for the help.
Yes, sorry I did not check this myself. It looks like SPM a little bit incorrect in this part.
So the solution is to use Power Shell. Execute following script:
$web = Get-SPWeb http://server
$user = $web.EnsureUser("userlogin")
$user.DisplayName = "New User Name"
$user.Update()
I meant SharePoint 2010 PowerShell