Looks like my previous topic is gonna scroll, so one quick question:

As long as you've created a user account that's a member of the
Administrators group, can you delete the built-in Administrator account and
then later make a new one?

(I seem to have a corrupted admin account. I've been told here that it
should be possible to delete it, but in the Compuserve Winnt forum that you
can't.)

Hi,

You cannot delete the administrator accout as it is a builtin accout
Please let me know that why you think that you have corrupted the
administrator account
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Abhijeet Nigam [MSFT] <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> You cannot delete the administrator accout as it is a builtin accout
> Please let me know that why you think that you have corrupted the
> administrator account
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
>


Sorry to tell you this but I always create a new Admin account named...Well
I'm not gonna post the name as this gives hackers 50 percent of the battle
to hack my machine, then I delete the original Administrator account.

Jud

How do you delete the Administrator account?? Your only supposed to be able
to rename it!!

--
Scott Harding
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:foOXc.523$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> Abhijeet Nigam [MSFT] <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi,
> >
> > You cannot delete the administrator accout as it is a builtin accout
> > Please let me know that why you think that you have corrupted the
> > administrator account
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> >
>
>
> Sorry to tell you this but I always create a new Admin account
named...Well
> I'm not gonna post the name as this gives hackers 50 percent of the battle
> to hack my machine, then I delete the original Administrator account.
>
> Jud
>
>

Greetings --

No, the built-in Administrator account cannot be deleted, but it
can be renamed.

Bruce Chambers
--
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having both at once. - RAH


"John Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Looks like my previous topic is gonna scroll, so one quick question:
>
> As long as you've created a user account that's a member of the
> Administrators group, can you delete the built-in Administrator
> account and
> then later make a new one?
>
> (I seem to have a corrupted admin account. I've been told here that
> it
> should be possible to delete it, but in the Compuserve Winnt forum
> that you
> can't.)
>
>

Greetings --

How, exactly do you manage that? And, more importantly, why?

Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:
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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. - RAH


<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:foOXc.523$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>
>
> Sorry to tell you this but I always create a new Admin account
> named...Well
> I'm not gonna post the name as this gives hackers 50 percent of the
> battle
> to hack my machine, then I delete the original Administrator
> account.
>
> Jud
>
>

OK, thanks. If you check back to the "Multiple Administrator folders
created?" thread started on 20 August, you'll see why I believe I need to do
this. I was hoping I could fix this without reinstalling Windows.

(Only one "Administrator" is listed under Control Panel/Users and passwords,
but there are currently 7 additional Administrator folders under
C:\Documents and Settings called Administrator.COMPUTERNAME;
Administrator.COMPUTERNAME.000; Administrator.COMPUTERNAME.001 etc)

The error message is that NTUSER.DAT can't be copied from the Default User
folder to the previous Administrator.COMPUTERNAME.xxx account.

"Bruce Chambers" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Greetings --
>
> No, the built-in Administrator account cannot be deleted, but it
> can be renamed.
>
> Bruce Chambers
> --
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. - RAH
>
>
> "John Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Looks like my previous topic is gonna scroll, so one quick question:
> >
> > As long as you've created a user account that's a member of the
> > Administrators group, can you delete the built-in Administrator
> > account and
> > then later make a new one?
> >
> > (I seem to have a corrupted admin account. I've been told here that
> > it
> > should be possible to delete it, but in the Compuserve Winnt forum
> > that you
> > can't.)
> >
> >
>
>

Have you ever reinstalled Windows on this machine?

>-----Original Message-----
>OK, thanks. If you check back to the "Multiple
Administrator folders
>created?" thread started on 20 August, you'll see why I
believe I need to do
>this. I was hoping I could fix this without reinstalling
Windows.
>
>(Only one "Administrator" is listed under Control
Panel/Users and passwords,
>but there are currently 7 additional Administrator
folders under
>C:\Documents and Settings called
Administrator.COMPUTERNAME;
>Administrator.COMPUTERNAME.000;
Administrator.COMPUTERNAME.001 etc)
>
>The error message is that NTUSER.DAT can't be copied from
the Default User
>folder to the previous Administrator.COMPUTERNAME.xxx
account.
>
>"Bruce Chambers" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Greetings --
>>
>> No, the built-in Administrator account cannot be
deleted, but it
>> can be renamed.
>>
>> Bruce Chambers
>> --
>> Help us help you:
>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>
>> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever
count on
>> having both at once. - RAH
>>
>>
>> "John Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Looks like my previous topic is gonna scroll, so one
quick question:
>> >
>> > As long as you've created a user account that's a
member of the
>> > Administrators group, can you delete the built-in
Administrator
>> > account and
>> > then later make a new one?
>> >
>> > (I seem to have a corrupted admin account. I've been
told here that
>> > it
>> > should be possible to delete it, but in the
Compuserve Winnt forum
>> > that you
>> > can't.)
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

Yes. The hard disk had to be replaced in June & I had to use the IBM
Recovery CD to restore everything back to as-shipped. The depot that
installed the new HD didn't have Windows 2000 so they put XP Pro on. I
wanted 2000 so ran the IBM CD on top of that.

I also have a Win2K CD but if I use that, I miss out on the software that
came preinstalled with the computer (an IBM Thinkpad A31p).

"Jen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:207801c48d45$966fb6a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Have you ever reinstalled Windows on this machine?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >OK, thanks. If you check back to the "Multiple
> Administrator folders
> >created?" thread started on 20 August, you'll see why I
> believe I need to do
> >this. I was hoping I could fix this without reinstalling
> Windows.
> >
> >(Only one "Administrator" is listed under Control
> Panel/Users and passwords,
> >but there are currently 7 additional Administrator
> folders under
> >C:\Documents and Settings called
> Administrator.COMPUTERNAME;
> >Administrator.COMPUTERNAME.000;
> Administrator.COMPUTERNAME.001 etc)
> >
> >The error message is that NTUSER.DAT can't be copied from
> the Default User
> >folder to the previous Administrator.COMPUTERNAME.xxx
> account.
> >
> >"Bruce Chambers" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message
> >news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Greetings --
> >>
> >> No, the built-in Administrator account cannot be
> deleted, but it
> >> can be renamed.
> >>
> >> Bruce Chambers
> >> --
> >> Help us help you:
> >> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >>
> >> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever
> count on
> >> having both at once. - RAH
> >>
> >>
> >> "John Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > Looks like my previous topic is gonna scroll, so one
> quick question:
> >> >
> >> > As long as you've created a user account that's a
> member of the
> >> > Administrators group, can you delete the built-in
> Administrator
> >> > account and
> >> > then later make a new one?
> >> >
> >> > (I seem to have a corrupted admin account. I've been
> told here that
> >> > it
> >> > should be possible to delete it, but in the
> Compuserve Winnt forum
> >> > that you
> >> > can't.)
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >

P.S. As far as I know, you can't delete the administrator
account. And you asked why it would be a good idea for the
main user account not to be an administrator. There are
actually a few good practices out there to help maintain
security. One of them is to rename the administrator's
account to something inconspicuous (since you can't delete
it.) Then create a new account and name it "administrator"-
but don't give it any rights. Put a 30 character password
on it and leave it alone. Now let's say that someone
decides to hack into your machine. They are going to
attempt to gain access to the administrator account,
right? Well if they ever succeed in cracking the 30
character password, they're going to be surprised to find
out that they hacked into a bogus account with no rights.
A lot of hard work for nothing. :-) If they are able to
hijack your machine and take control of it while you're
logged on as the main user, as long as you don't have
admin rights, then neither do they- and there's only so
much they can do to your machine.
>-----Original Message-----
>Have you ever reinstalled Windows on this machine?
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>OK, thanks. If you check back to the "Multiple
>Administrator folders
>>created?" thread started on 20 August, you'll see why I
>believe I need to do
>>this. I was hoping I could fix this without reinstalling
>Windows.
>>
>>(Only one "Administrator" is listed under Control
>Panel/Users and passwords,
>>but there are currently 7 additional Administrator
>folders under
>>C:\Documents and Settings called
>Administrator.COMPUTERNAME;
>>Administrator.COMPUTERNAME.000;
>Administrator.COMPUTERNAME.001 etc)
>>
>>The error message is that NTUSER.DAT can't be copied
from
>the Default User
>>folder to the previous Administrator.COMPUTERNAME.xxx
>account.
>>
>>"Bruce Chambers" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Greetings --
>>>
>>> No, the built-in Administrator account cannot be
>deleted, but it
>>> can be renamed.
>>>
>>> Bruce Chambers
>>> --
>>> Help us help you:
>>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>>
>>> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't
ever
>count on
>>> having both at once. - RAH
>>>
>>>
>>> "John Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> > Looks like my previous topic is gonna scroll, so one
>quick question:
>>> >
>>> > As long as you've created a user account that's a
>member of the
>>> > Administrators group, can you delete the built-in
>Administrator
>>> > account and
>>> > then later make a new one?
>>> >
>>> > (I seem to have a corrupted admin account. I've been
>told here that
>>> > it
>>> > should be possible to delete it, but in the
>Compuserve Winnt forum
>>> > that you
>>> > can't.)
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>