what's the difference between 'account NAMED administror' and a account with admin privilegious?

[FireBrick]

many amatuer radio programs do not work well if installed into Vista's
Programs directory.
Hence we have learned to not install that way but to specify a new directory
in C: or even better to install into D:.
this is what I do.

But some of the programs which have auto update features or upload and
download tons of data still get cranky.

One of the fellows said that most of these problems go away if you login
into an account named 'Administrator' and not into an account that just has
'administrator rights'.

So how do I create an account named 'administrator'????
Now that I already have my account set up?

please and thank you.

 

[Hobbes]

many amatuer radio programs do not work well if installed into Vista's
Programs directory.
Hence we have learned to not install that way but to specify a new
directory in C: or even better to install into D:.
this is what I do.

But some of the programs which have auto update features or upload and
download tons of data still get cranky.

One of the fellows said that most of these problems go away if you login
into an account named 'Administrator' and not into an account that just
has 'administrator rights'.

So how do I create an account named 'administrator'????
Now that I already have my account set up?

please and thank you.

--

Click Start / type cmd / right click cmd.exe and select run as administrator
/ type net user administrator /active:yes /type exit ...restart PC

 

[Hobbes]

Click Start / type cmd / right click cmd.exe and select run as
administrator / type net user administrator /active:yes /type exit
...restart PC

the command you are looking for is net user administrator /active:yes

the way I wrote it is hard to read...Oops !

 

[FireBrick]

thanks for the prompt reply and info
I'm guessing from the syntax that that command basically said
make the present user the administrator
?????

Will that hold after a reboot or do I have to do that every time?
I'm the ONLY user of this computer.


Please and thank you.

 

[Hobbes]

thanks for the prompt reply and info
I'm guessing from the syntax that that command basically said
make the present user the administrator
?????

Will that hold after a reboot or do I have to do that every time?
I'm the ONLY user of this computer.


Please and thank you.

No. That command added the admin account to the login screen.
When you reboot...it will show admin and your user name.

That configuration will stick.

If you want to remove the admin account from the login screen :
net user administrator /active:no

 

[FireBrick]

Ok then
so what I wish to do is...
When logging in....I should select 'admin'

Then why even have my own name?

and is there a way to delete 'Bill'
and rename 'admin' to 'Bill'?????

 

[Hobbes]

Ok then
so what I wish to do is...
When logging in....I should select 'admin'

Then why even have my own name?

and is there a way to delete 'Bill'
and rename 'admin' to 'Bill'?????

The reason being is that it is a bad idea to be running as admin all the
time.
You should be admin ONLY when necessary...normally you would want to be
"Bill".

You can go into user accounts, rename admin to Bill, and delete Bill...but
you would lose settings for Bill.
You would have to setup stuff like email all over again.
Also, you would need to transfer "My Documents" type stuff to the admin
account before deleting "Bill".

I wouldn't recommend doing it.

 

[FireBrick]

Ok got it....
as I can still not copy files from my XP machine to this Vista machine
(I keep getting no permissions message, even though I've followed all the
formum and help suggestions)
I was hoping that being the 'administrator' would cure that problem.

I can go from Vista to the XP machine, I just can't go from XP to the Vista
machine.

 

[Hobbes]

Ok got it....
as I can still not copy files from my XP machine to this Vista machine
(I keep getting no permissions message, even though I've followed all the
formum and help suggestions)
I was hoping that being the 'administrator' would cure that problem.

I can go from Vista to the XP machine, I just can't go from XP to the
Vista machine.

Someone else might be able to help you there.
I do file transfers via usb thumb drives

 

[oscar]

Hi Firebrick-

Try this for XP to see Vista's folders:

On the computer running Windows XP, check the workgroup name and then
compare it to the workgroup name on the computers running Windows Vista. If
the workgroup names don't match, change the names so that all of the
computers on the network have the same workgroup name.

To check or change the workgroup name on a computer running Windows XP
Click Start, click Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and
then click System.

Click the Computer Name tab.

The workgroup name is displayed. To change the workgroup name, click Change.

To check or change the workgroup name on a computer running Windows Vista
Click Start, click Control Panel, click System and Maintenance, and then
click System.

The workgroup name is displayed under Computer Name, Domain, and Workgroup
Settings. To change the workgroup name, click Change Settings. If you are
prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or
provide confirmation.

Also, as a workaround, use Vista as the main importer and exporter until you
can get XP to export and import to/from Vista on its own.

 

[FireBrick]

Thank you Oscar for the idea.
I was already aware that both computers had to have the same 'groupname'
which in my case is indeed Workgroup.
Still no joy.
I've read all the hints and tricks with no success.

Will keep on trying.
Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Ian D]

Someone else might be able to help you there.
I do file transfers via usb thumb drives

Ahh, it's Sneaker Net - Next Generation.



For those unfamiliar with the term, "Sneaker net," it dates from the
time before LANs became common, and refers to the practice of
transferring files from PC to PC by floppy disks.

 

[Hobbes]

Ahh, it's Sneaker Net - Next Generation.



For those unfamiliar with the term, "Sneaker net," it dates from the
time before LANs became common, and refers to the practice of
transferring files from PC to PC by floppy disks.

Still use floppies too ... lol

 

[Not Me]

There is a real problem there with file sharing as well as printer sharing.
If you have an account on both machines with the exact same
username/password, sometimes it helps.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx

 

[FireBrick]

Nope, nothing but Vista
I 'had' One Care but it was a pita so it was uninstalled.

 

[FireBrick]

I had read that help hint also.
neither machine has a password at all....
Just two machines on a lan
Just me using them

 

[Not Me]

The link has a lot of information and directions on sharing in Vista.
It is a little different than XP.
Did you enable file sharing and disable password protection on file sharing?
Using the Vista Administrator account does give you greater access while
logged in, but it doesn't change anything as far as accessing the Vista
machine from the XP machine.

I had read that help hint also.
neither machine has a password at all....
Just two machines on a lan
Just me using them