As the sole user of my WIN XP Pro unit - is it possible to rename the
Administrator to JM? I also noticed that if you have fast USER SWITCHING
turned on then if you have another ADMINISTRATOR user named as JM then when
you boot up only JM appears.

Seems to happen even if you have a LIMITED user - that Administrator can't
be seen.

Only in the classic LOGON screen can the Administrator be seen - is this
correct?

Is it possible to get the best of both FAST user switching and access to the
Administrator logon?

Thanks,

John M

jm7 wrote:
> As the sole user of my WIN XP Pro unit - is it possible to
> rename the Administrator to JM? I also noticed that if you
> have fast USER SWITCHING turned on then if you have another
> ADMINISTRATOR user named as JM then when you boot up only JM
> appears.
> Seems to happen even if you have a LIMITED user - that
> Administrator can't be seen.
>
> Only in the classic LOGON screen can the Administrator be
> seen - is this correct?
>
> Is it possible to get the best of both FAST user switching
> and access to the Administrator logon?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John M

Add Administrator to Windows XP Welcome logon screen
http://tinyurl.com/cb5h9

It's a good idea to limit use of the built-in Administrator
account for emergencies only. Use the JM account for your day
to day computing.

Nepatsfan

To log on as administrator when the name does not appear on the welcome
screen, you need to press:

CNTRL+ALT+DEL
CNTRL+ALT+DEL

That is you have to do it two times.

No you can't rename ADMINISTRATOR to something else because it is hard
wired in the operating system. As you say, you can create another
account with the same privileges in which case ADMINISTRATOR disappears
from the view completely.

Regards,


jm7 wrote:
>
> As the sole user of my WIN XP Pro unit - is it possible to rename the
> Administrator to JM? I also noticed that if you have fast USER SWITCHING
> turned on then if you have another ADMINISTRATOR user named as JM then when
> you boot up only JM appears.
>
> Seems to happen even if you have a LIMITED user - that Administrator can't
> be seen.
>
> Only in the classic LOGON screen can the Administrator be seen - is this
> correct?
>
> Is it possible to get the best of both FAST user switching and access to the
> Administrator logon?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John M

ANONYMOUS wrote:
> No you can't rename ADMINISTRATOR to something else because it is hard
> wired in the operating system. As you say, you can create another
> account with the same privileges in which case ADMINISTRATOR disappears
> from the view completely.

Are you sure?

Rename is available and seems to work in Computer Management.

Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Local Users
and Groups > Users > select Administrator, right click, Rename

Z <Z@no.spam> wrote:

|>ANONYMOUS wrote:
|>> No you can't rename ADMINISTRATOR to something else because it is hard
|>> wired in the operating system. As you say, you can create another
|>> account with the same privileges in which case ADMINISTRATOR disappears
|>> from the view completely.
|>
|>Are you sure?

|>Rename is available and seems to work in Computer Management.
|>
|>Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Local Users
|>and Groups > Users > select Administrator, right click, Rename

It's one of the first things I do, rename the ADMINISTRATOR to
something easier to spell )

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ANONYMOUS wrote:

>
> No you can't rename ADMINISTRATOR to something else because it is hard
> wired in the operating system.


Wring, Wrong, Wrong! In point of fact, in corporate/government
environments, renaming the built-in Administrator account is a widely
practiced security precaution. Then the black not only have to crack
the password, but also the account name.



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jm7 wrote:
> As the sole user of my WIN XP Pro unit - is it possible to rename the
> Administrator to JM? I also noticed that if you have fast USER SWITCHING
> turned on then if you have another ADMINISTRATOR user named as JM then when
> you boot up only JM appears.
>
> Seems to happen even if you have a LIMITED user - that Administrator can't
> be seen.
>


As you've learned, once any additional user accounts have been
created, the Administrator account will no longer be displayed on the
Welcome Screen. This is a default security feature.


> Only in the classic LOGON screen can the Administrator be seen - is this
> correct?
>


By design, the only way to log into the Administrator account of
WinXP Home is to reboot into Safe Mode. For WinXP Pro, pressing
CTRL+ALT+DEL twice at the Welcome Screen will produce the standard login
dialog box.


> Is it possible to get the best of both FAST user switching and access to the
> Administrator logon?
>


Possible? Yes, as another response has already pointed out. Is it
wise? Probably not, unless you're confident that no one else will ever
have unsupervised physical access to your computer.

The built-in Administrator account really isn't intended to be
used for day-to-day normal use. The standard security practice is to
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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