Renaming Administrator

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Is it possible to rename Administrator in Win XP? If so, how?

I wish to make things a bit more complicated for intruders.

Mats

 

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MatsS wrote:

> Is it possible to rename Administrator in Win XP? If so, how?
>
> I wish to make things a bit more complicated for intruders.
>
> Mats

First, make sure you have a 'back door' account with Administrator
privileges, in case something goes wrong.

To rename the Administrator account:

Right-click My Computer and select Manage
In the left pane, double-click on Local Users and Groups
Then in the left pane, highlight Users
In the right pane, right-click on Administrator, and select Rename.

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