Changing administrator name

[Nick Haury]

How does one change the administrator name? I just don't like 'Circuit
City', even if I bought it there.
Nick

 

[Guest]

You don't really want to delete it per se -- just disable the account. But
BEFORE you disable the Admin account please make sure that YOUR USER has
Administrator Access.

 

[Nick Haury]

You don't really want to delete it per se -- just disable the account. But
BEFORE you disable the Admin account please make sure that YOUR USER has
Administrator Access.


:

It's my computer and I only have access to it, no other users!
Nick

 

[Yves Leclerc]

It is recommended to keep the Admin account as a backup account. You can
change the user name (not the account name) in that account. What version
of XP are you running?

 

[Guest]

In Administrative Tools, go to Local Security Settings --> Security Options.
In the right hand pane, 4th from the top, you'll see: "Accounts: Rename
Administrator Account". Double click that, delete the existing name and then
type in whatever you want to use in its place.

 

[Guest]

I'm afraid I've only got the Win XP Pro flavour installed on my own machine
Nick, but I would imagine the options would be in the same location.