Administrator In windows XP

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Guest

Hi,
How do I disable Administrator user?
Can I change The Administrator user name to other user name but
the access rights still as an administrator. (I just want to change the
user name admin to other)

Thank you.
 
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Shenan Stanley

Yonge said:
How do I disable Administrator user?
Can I change The Administrator user name to other user name but
the access rights still as an administrator. (I just want to change
the user name admin to other)

You can change the username...

But you cannot remove/disable the built-in administrator account - even if
you rename it.

You'll likely need to be logged in as a different administrative level
account to change said username.

Also - note that changing the name is not going to change the actual profile
path automagically.
 
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Steven L Umbach

The "built in" administrator account in XP Home is disabled by default
except for Safe Mode logon and the same can be done for XP Pro. Also you
should give administrator accounts strong passwords only known by users that
need administrator access to the computer. Yes you can rename the
administrator account but I would not consider that much of a security
measure if that is the goal.

Steve
 

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