How can I change Administrator name before install

[OroS]

Hi, I'm trying to make an unattended install of windows xp SP2. I need to know how to change Administrator name & change the cluster size to 16 k instead of default 4k:)

Thank you

[jbm]

I don't know if this will work because I haven't tried it.

But I call a file in cmdlines.txt to set up accounts.

accounts.bat

net user administrator /delete
net user newadmin password /add
net localgroup Administrators newadmin /add

[Tsunami]

I don't know if this will work because I haven't tried it.

But I call a file in cmdlines.txt to set up accounts.

accounts.bat

net user administrator /delete
net user newadmin password /add
net localgroup Administrators newadmin /add

That won't work, because Administrator is a built-in account, so you can't delete it. There are alot of programs to rename the Administrator account. Just search.

[tguy]

I rename the Administrator account and Guest account using SECEDIT.EXE while I am setting local computer security policies. Works well every time.

[prathapml]

To change cluster size is more complex - its best to use partition magic or something manually....

But if you do need to do something about it, check out "fsutil" - run it from a command prompt.

And as for the Admin name change, the netuser.exe tool is an easy way to do it.

netuser Administrator /name:NEWNAME

A search of the forum will bring up the download.

[sanjaykumar]

@prathapml,

the netuser.exe command given by you or the actual exe when executed gives the same info. but it doesnt work for me. dunno y?

[CHANDER]

Can't you use net user to modify the names of accounts?

[prathapml]

"net user" is a command obtained from NET.exe - it doesn't allow you to rename built-in accounts.

Administrator and guest are built-in accounts.

I use netuser.exe to rename both accounts to improve security (because known user accounts is a security hole).

[CHANDER]

Ok but you can use net user to rename non built in users?

I know that you can rename built in accounts using computer managment..is that not connected with net.exe at all?

[unosys]

And as for the Admin name change,  the netuser.exe tool is an easy way to do it.

netuser Administrator /name:NEWNAME

A search of the forum will bring up the download.

So does this work?

[prathapml]

Its been posted BECAUSE it works.

Working fine since over a year here.