How to set admin on new computer

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Bob

I am getting a new computer. I am the only one that will be using it. I only
want the administrator as the user. How do I set this up during the initial
start-up?
 
It is not recommended that you use the standard "administrator" account as you
personal account for day to day usage. You should create your own account (ie
"bob") which has "administrator" account type rights.
 
Yves,

Thanks for the input. I am aware of the standard recommendations, however I
have found it easier to deal with xp problems as the administrator. (I am
one of those users from the windows 3.1, windows 95 and windows 98 when the
admin rights where not preset - the old DOS syndrome). On my computer at
work I set the administrator up after the fact, rather than at initial
setup. I am trying to eliminator the problem at the outset rather than
hassel the problem down the road.

If anyone knows how to do this at the initial setup I would appreciate your
help.

Thanks,

Bob
 
Bob said:
Yves,

Thanks for the input. I am aware of the standard recommendations,
however I have found it easier to deal with xp problems as the
administrator. (I am one of those users from the windows 3.1, windows
95 and windows 98 when the admin rights where not preset - the old DOS
syndrome). On my computer at
work I set the administrator up after the fact, rather than at
initial setup. I am trying to eliminator the problem at the outset
rather than hassel the problem down the road.

If anyone knows how to do this at the initial setup I would appreciate
your help.

Thanks,

Bob
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OK, you've had all the warnings. I'll just mention that someday I can
almost guarantee you will be sorry to only have one user account and
also that NT-based systems are very different from DOS/Win3.1/9x/ME and
a lot of your experience with those operating systems will not be at
all applicable to XP.

That said, just don't make another user account when you set up the
machine. If you are installing the operating system yourself, you'll
have the opportunity to create other users - simply don't. If you are
getting Windows preinstalled, then it will depend on whether you get
Home or Pro Edition. With Pro Edition, just go to User Management in
Administrative Tools and remove the extra user account if there is one.
With Home, start the computer in Safe Mode and log on as Administrator.
Then go to the User Accounts applet in Control Panel and delete the
user account.

Malke
 
Dear Malke,

Thanks for the warning. I have the xp pro at work and the admin only has
worked out exceptionally well for the last year. I have the xp pro on the
new computer, which should arrive today. Its and understatement about the
difference, however I have adapted.

Again many thanks for everyone's input.

Sincerely,

Bob
 
Bob said:
I am getting a new computer. I am the only one that will be using it. I only
want the administrator as the user. How do I set this up during the initial
start-up?
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Are you asking this because you don't want to have to click on a user
name and enter a password? If you only create one user account it will
automatically have administrator rights. Also if you don't create a
password the computer will automatically boot to the desktop without
you having to click on a user name. There is a built administrator
account but that gets hidden when you create a user account during
setup. The built in administrator account can be accessed by booting
into safe mode.
 
Bob said:
I am getting a new computer. I am the only one that will be using it. I only
want the administrator as the user. How do I set this up during the initial
start-up?
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The built-in Administrator account really isn't intended to be
used for day-to-day normal use. The standard security practice is to
rename the account, set a strong password on it, and use it only to
create another account for regular use, reserving the Administrator
account as a "back door" in case something corrupts your regular account(s).



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Bob said:
Dear Malke,

Thanks for the warning. I have the xp pro at work and the admin only
has worked out exceptionally well for the last year.
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That's fine as far as it goes - it's when it DOESN'T work that you will run
into all sorts of problems. If the built-in administrator account suddenly
becomes corrupt (and yes it does happen) then your ONLY way into your
machine is with a repair install of Windows XP. Do you REALLY want to run
the risk of all that hassle?
 
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