Changing the name of the administrator on Windows XP

[mgketteridge]

How do I change the name of the administrator on Windows XP?

 

[PhilFrisbie]

You can log in as administrator, create a new account with full administrator rights, log in to the new account, then finally delete the administrator account.

 

[Hawkeye22]

You can do this in the group policy editor. Click start/run and type gpedit.msc. Go to computer configuration/security options. In the right pane you should see Accounts: rename administrator account. It's currently set as administrator. You can change it here.