Among Documents and Settings folders is one "Administrator" and another
"MyName"..

"MyName" is the folder active after startup..

Is there way to delete "MyName", and instead have the "Administrator"
folder active after startup??

"Willard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Among Documents and Settings folders is one "Administrator" and another
> "MyName"..
>
> "MyName" is the folder active after startup..
>
> Is there way to delete "MyName", and instead have the "Administrator"
> folder active after startup??

No. "The Administrator" is just that - a User account with the Username
"Administrator". You can disable it but not delete it. It is bad practice to
use that account on a daily basis.

"Willard" <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> Among Documents and Settings folders is one "Administrator" and another
> "MyName"..
>
> "MyName" is the folder active after startup..
>
> Is there way to delete "MyName", and instead have the "Administrator"
> folder active after startup??

If this is Windows XP Home then the answer is No. If it is Windows XP
Professional then you need to log on as Administrator instead of "MyName".
It's possible but not recommended for security reasons.

Pegasus [MVP] wrote:
> "Willard" <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>> Among Documents and Settings folders is one "Administrator" and another
>> "MyName"..
>>
>> "MyName" is the folder active after startup..
>>
>> Is there way to delete "MyName", and instead have the "Administrator"
>> folder active after startup??
>>
>
> If this is Windows XP Home then the answer is No. If it is Windows XP
> Professional then you need to log on as Administrator instead of "MyName".
> It's possible but not recommended for security reasons.
>
>
Windows XP pro SP3 starts up with no window to select "Administrator"..

How do I change the start up??

Gordon wrote:
> "Willard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>> Among Documents and Settings folders is one "Administrator" and another
>> "MyName"..
>>
>> "MyName" is the folder active after startup..
>>
>> Is there way to delete "MyName", and instead have the "Administrator"
>> folder active after startup??
>>
>
> No. "The Administrator" is just that - a User account with the Username
> "Administrator". You can disable it but not delete it. It is bad practice to
> use that account on a daily basis.
Is it bad practice, if I am the only one that has access to the computer??

"Willard" <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> Pegasus [MVP] wrote:
>> "Willard" <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>> news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>> Among Documents and Settings folders is one "Administrator" and another
>>> "MyName"..
>>>
>>> "MyName" is the folder active after startup..
>>>
>>> Is there way to delete "MyName", and instead have the "Administrator"
>>> folder active after startup??
>>>
>>
>> If this is Windows XP Home then the answer is No. If it is Windows XP
>> Professional then you need to log on as Administrator instead of
>> "MyName". It's possible but not recommended for security reasons.
>>
> Windows XP pro SP3 starts up with no window to select "Administrator"..
>
> How do I change the start up??

What does it display when you start it up?

"Willard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Gordon wrote:
>> "Willard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>> Among Documents and Settings folders is one "Administrator" and another
>>> "MyName"..
>>>
>>> "MyName" is the folder active after startup..
>>>
>>> Is there way to delete "MyName", and instead have the "Administrator"
>>> folder active after startup??
>>>
>>
>> No. "The Administrator" is just that - a User account with the Username
>> "Administrator". You can disable it but not delete it. It is bad practice
>> to use that account on a daily basis.
> Is it bad practice, if I am the only one that has access to the computer??
>
The Administrator account is intended to be used to solve dire emergencies.
The less one uses it, the less it is likely to be hit by a mistake.

Jim

Ctrl-Alt-Del shows a window which can be used to login to any account.
Jim
"Willard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Pegasus [MVP] wrote:
>> "Willard" <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>> news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>> Among Documents and Settings folders is one "Administrator" and another
>>> "MyName"..
>>>
>>> "MyName" is the folder active after startup..
>>>
>>> Is there way to delete "MyName", and instead have the "Administrator"
>>> folder active after startup??
>>>
>>
>> If this is Windows XP Home then the answer is No. If it is Windows XP
>> Professional then you need to log on as Administrator instead of
>> "MyName". It's possible but not recommended for security reasons.
>>
> Windows XP pro SP3 starts up with no window to select "Administrator"..
>
> How do I change the start up??

On 12/9/2009 5:41 PM, Jim wrote:
> Ctrl-Alt-Del shows a window which can be used to login to any account.
> Jim
> "Willard" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Pegasus [MVP] wrote:
>>> "Willard" <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>>> news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>>> Among Documents and Settings folders is one "Administrator" and another
>>>> "MyName"..
>>>>
>>>> "MyName" is the folder active after startup..
>>>>
>>>> Is there way to delete "MyName", and instead have the "Administrator"
>>>> folder active after startup??
>>>>
>>>
>>> If this is Windows XP Home then the answer is No. If it is Windows XP
>>> Professional then you need to log on as Administrator instead of
>>> "MyName". It's possible but not recommended for security reasons.
>>>
>> Windows XP pro SP3 starts up with no window to select "Administrator"..
>>
>> How do I change the start up??

Correction... pressing CTRL-ALT-DEL twice will bring up the classic
logon prompt where you can then logon as the Administrator.

--

Roy Smith
Windows XP Pro SP3

Willard wrote:

> Among Documents and Settings folders is one "Administrator" and another
> "MyName"..
>
> "MyName" is the folder active after startup..
>
> Is there way to delete "MyName", and instead have the "Administrator"
> folder active after startup??

You should *never* use the Administrator account except in emergencies. You
should create an alternate admin-level account and use that one for normal
admin tasks, like installing software or editing the registry.

If you always use and only have the Administrator account, how are YOU going
to recover when its profile gets corrupted and you can no log into Windows?
You won't have another admin-level account for recovery.

Logging on under an admin-level account means the programs you run,
including malware, will have full admin privileges on your host. Logging on
under a limited user account (LUA) severely reduces the privileges of
programs executed while logged under a LUA, like downloaded files through
your web browser. There is some software that will force a program (started
by you or as a child process of another program) to run under a LUA token so
you can remain logged under an admin-level account, like Online Armor's Run
Safer feature. You would logon as an admin but still be protected for
Internet-facing programs that run under a LUA token.