Changing name of Built-In Admin Acct

[Guest]

Awhile back, I had to reinstall Windows (XP Pro) and at the time, I did not
give the built-in admin acct a new name. I have since read that this is a
good idea but when I go to accts, changing the name of the acct isn't an
option. Did I lose my chance to do that when I reinstalled Windows or is
there another way to do it? Thanks!

 

[Jerry]

See "Hacking Windows XP" ISBN 0-7645-6929-5 pages 299-301 (I am not about to
type all that info here.)

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Awhile back, I had to reinstall Windows (XP Pro) and at the time, I did
not
give the built-in admin acct a new name. I have since read that this is a
good idea but when I go to accts, changing the name of the acct isn't an
option. Did I lose my chance to do that when I reinstalled Windows or is
there another way to do it? Thanks!

Right-click My Computer > Manage > Local Users and Groups > Users,
right-click Administrator > Rename.

 

[Guest]

That did the trick. Thanks!

Right-click My Computer > Manage > Local Users and Groups > Users,
right-click Administrator > Rename.

 

[Guest]

Glad you got your answer. Just remeber not to try this on a win 2003 server
machine. Once you change the name of the administrator in 2003 you can no
longer access that account (unless you have another administrative account
you can log onto to change the name back to Administrator).