magicfly Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 Hi guys! i come with a preinstalled xp and i have as user name "user1" (not at logon screen, just as main user) so i wanted to change that..but how? thanks fly to everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 Control Panel > User Accounts > Select user1 > select "Change my name" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicfly Posted April 25, 2004 Author Share Posted April 25, 2004 thanks aaron, but i meant to change completely the name of the user (administrator).see here pleasethanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csaha Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 If I understand it correctly you want to rename the administrator account right!csaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicfly Posted April 27, 2004 Author Share Posted April 27, 2004 yes right. but i don't know what to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljones2 Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Try this.Start>Programs>Settings>Administrative Tools>Local Security Policy.In the left pane, expand Local Policies, click on Security Options. In the right pane, double click Accounts:Rename the Administrator Account. (This should be 4th from the top of the list, if sorted by policy in ascending order.) Then enter the name you would like. Restart the computer and login with the new name. Another method.Search google and download a program called netuser.exe. Run the program from a cmd prompt.netuser Administrator /name:newnameLet me know how it goes, there are other ways of doing this.Later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFA Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 You can not rename administrator i meen, but you can make a account there have the same just like a administrator user i have try the same problem at once i couldent rename my administrator account but i make a new account there can the same just like a administrator but with a another name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljones2 Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Yes you can rename it. It is renamed on my pc! If I try logging in as Administrator and the pass for the account, I get error. If I log in as the new name, it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
data0002 Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 I have the same prob on one of my p.c's changed the name for windows logon but how do i change the doc folder that goes with itThanksPaulData0002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sie Tjin Kian Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 to data0002how do i change the doc folder that goes with ithi,open the registry editor with regeditsearch all links to "documents and settings\administrator"and replace with "documents an settings\"newname""or choose a place of your favorite.Don't forget to copy all files from the old location to the new location before you change the settings. And in this case, use another administrative account for making the changes.Next time when you make a clean install use an entry in "hivesft.inf" inside the i386 folder. The entry for the profiles dir is called "default_profiles_dir="Enter here the path of your choice"have a nice time, Sie Tjin Kian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justice Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Rename the Administrator account to something you will remember, i.e. admin, Zadmin, god, or whatever floats your boat. Then rename the guest acount to administrator. Since the guest account is disabled by default, anybody trying to "hack" the administrator account will run into a very big dead end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
data0002 Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Thanks will give that a try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadly Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Can't you just go to System Properties>Advanced tab click on Settings under User Profiles, select the name of the old administrator, click Copy To, and select the directory you would like to copy it to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<SparTacuS> Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 I had some fun finding the netuser.exe mentioned above by ljones2- you can imagine some of the dodgy files that came up.The real one can be found here http://www.jsiinc.comTip number 570 - it works a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vadikan Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 I wouldn't try renaming the built-in Administrator account, as there's no real need for it. Another account with admin rights can be used to perform the same tasks, and the Administrator account can be reserved for special cases. The most painless way to rename an account is to create another one, copy the profile from the old one to the new one, and then delete the old account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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