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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Customization / May 2007Change Name of "Administrator"
First of all, I read through the other posts to see if I could find the answer to my question. Interesting how many sole users of their PC want to by-pass their logins all together. I almost jumped at that option, then I remembered why I don't want to: can't trust my kids to stay off my PC when I'm not looking :) So, that said... I've been having lots of fun installing software, moving files from assorted PCs in the house, setting my configurations, and generally getting MY computer all setup. But I hate logging in as "Administrator" can I just change the name of that User? I actually did create a new user, with administrative rights, but then I found that I no longer had access to all my files, configurations, Favorites, etc. So I don't think it was worth the effort considering what I want. Thanks in advance for any help! I cannot say this strongly enough: You should /never/ use the built-in Administrator account for day-to-day computing. That account is often your only lifeline when things go wrong. You are quite literally 'working without a net'. If you need an account with Administrator permissions, create one from Control Panel > User Accounts. An account with Administrator permissions has full access to all user files in every other account. If you have kids, for heaven's sake don't give them Administrator permissions. Set them up as Limited Users. The 'Administrator' account name is reserved to the system and cannot be changed. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est > First of all, I read through the other posts to see if I could find the > answer to my question. Interesting how many sole users of their PC want to [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Thanks in advance for any help! okay then, properly admonished (BTW, my kids don't have access to my PC; administrator or otherwise. My point was I'm keeping my login so that they CAN'T get onto my computer) Now that I've set up a new user, with all the rights and permissions as an adminstrator and nicely named something other than Administrator. I've moved the files that I had under Documents and Setting\Administrator\My Documents, including Favorites. But when I log on to MS Outlook, its like starting afresh. And that was a pain in the (*&# to get configured properly. How can I get back those settings? I can't ever log back in as Administrator! That login isn't even showing up as an option! > I cannot say this strongly enough: You should /never/ use the built-in > Administrator account for day-to-day computing. That account is often [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > > > Thanks in advance for any help! K: The way to transfer Favorites and Outlook Settings is the Export/Import Wizard. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est > okay then, properly admonished (BTW, my kids don't have access to my PC; > administrator or otherwise. My point was I'm keeping my login so that they [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] >>> >>> Thanks in advance for any help! problem is still that I can't get to anything other than the document under Administrator --- I can't get to its settings & configurations in order to even use the Export/Inport Wizard. The wizard doesn't even recognize Administrator > K: The way to transfer Favorites and Outlook Settings is the > Export/Import Wizard. [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] > >>> > >>> Thanks in advance for any help! retract that last posting. This may work after all ... > problem is still that I can't get to anything other than the document under > Administrator --- I can't get to its settings & configurations in order to [quoted text clipped - 54 lines] > > >>> > > >>> Thanks in advance for any help! To gain access to the System default Admin account once hidden: On Pro Edition, from the Welcome Screen, press ctrl-Alt-Delete Twice. On Home, boot to Safe Mode, and logon. Tip: TweakUI/Logon/Show Administrator on the Welcome Screen http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp Or... Enable/Disable Administrator on Welcome Screen (Line 5) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Note: If you have disabled the built in administrator account, booting into Safe Mode will automatically enable it again (temporarily, for that Safe Mode session). Added note: If you want to logon to one of the other users, hold down shift as the system boots up. Added info: How to Copy or Remove a User Profile http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_logon.htm#usercopy  SignatureAll the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) SUPERAntiSpyware http://www.superantispyware.com?rid=3154 > problem is still that I can't get to anything other than the document > under [quoted text clipped - 72 lines] >> >>> >> >>> Thanks in advance for any help! i agree with all the guys down here (you shoudn't have used the original Administrator account). BUT! the built-in administrator account IS renameable. you just had to go to (Control panel) > (Administrative Tools) > (Computer Management) and then from the left bar choose: (Local Users and groups) > (Users) > right click on the "Administrator" account & click "Rename" ..... that's it...... If u can't re-log into ur old Administrator account ,Start ur PC in safe mode and it'll appear again in the users log-on list. NEO > The 'Administrator' account name is reserved to the system and cannot be > changed. This is not strictly true, but as far as I know there is no available control that will allow you to change the name of the Administrator ID. My company sends out its new systems with a run once task that asks you what you want as a username, and it zaps the Administrator account, so someone knows how to do it! What happens next is fun. Your account may be "Steve" (or "Leonard") but your personal data goes in \Documents and Settings\Administrator. For this reason, I never take the option to rename Administrator, but create my own userid, so everything corresponds. SignatureSteve Swift http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html http://www.ringers.org.uk =?Utf-8?B?Sy4gR3d5bm4=?= offered these thoughts for the group's consideration of the matter at hand: > First of all, I read through the other posts to see if I could > find the answer to my question. Interesting how many sole [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Thanks in advance for any help! It is NOT a good idea to use the real Administrator account for production usage. Much better to create an account for yourself, any name you like, PW or not. Just make sure to give yourself full admin permissions. SignatureHP, aka Jerry Alright, here is the real issue now. I created a new Admistratror, named it something else, but can no longer access the orginial "Administrator" user. It has disappeared. If I want to get back to that Adminsistrator and capture all the settings I had established there and transfer those settings to a newly created user, how can I do that? > =?Utf-8?B?Sy4gR3d5bm4=?= offered these thoughts for the group's > consideration of the matter at hand: [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > any name you like, PW or not. Just make sure to give yourself full > admin permissions. Safe Mode --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est > Alright, here is the real issue now. > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >> any name you like, PW or not. Just make sure to give yourself full >> admin permissions. =?Utf-8?B?Sy4gR3d5bm4=?= offered these thoughts for the group's consideration of the matter at hand: > Alright, here is the real issue now. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > capture all the settings I had established there and transfer > those settings to a newly created user, how can I do that? How can the "real" Administrator account "disappear"? I don't think it is even possible to delete it. You didn't actually name the new account "Administrator" did you? If you did, and Windows let you, its probable you've got some big time trouble. But, if you find it, one quick and easy way to transfer things over is the File and Settings Transfer Wizard, but it'd probably be easier to just Search for and copy over your OE folders and address book and export your favorites from IE6/7. Probably, you'll have to manually tweak the default storage locations for some/all of your apps to point them to your new account locations, e.g., My Documents. SignatureHP, aka Jerry |
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