Changing the Administrator name in XP

GhettoChild · 15 Jun 2006 at 09:04

All,

After re-installing a fresh copy of WinXP, and entering all the necessary details in the setup, it seems that i am now called Administrator rather than Andy like my computer name is.

Therefore, on boot, WinXP gives Admin documents etc.

My question is how to change this Administrator name to Andy and therefore change all the document titles etc, without setting up a new user account, and without reinstalling XP again?!

I originally thought there was something in User Accounts to change the name, but it does not appear to be there, and thus I am confused!

The updates are still filtering through from Microsoft so an update might bring the ability to change.

Andy

Kerplunk · 15 Jun 2006 at 09:12

Create a new adminstrator account Andy?

That way, if you forget you password or whatever you can ago in via Adminsitator.

GhettoChild · 15 Jun 2006 at 09:20

Do i just do that using the normal create a new account link in the control panel?

Kerplunk · 15 Jun 2006 at 09:27

Yeah, call it Andy with the option Adminisitor as opposed to Limited.

Mr Men · 15 Jun 2006 at 09:56

It lets me change my user account name, maybe as you say an update gives that option

|Ric| · 15 Jun 2006 at 10:13

You can change the name of any account through the control panel except the built in Admin account.
It is possible to rename the default admin account from Administrator to anything you want using gpedit.msc
Then navigate to:
Computer Configuration|Windows Settings|Security Settings|Local Policies|Security Options|Accounts: Rename Administrator account

Personally I would suggest you don't use the in built admin account as your normal everyday account, but it is up to you

GhettoChild · 15 Jun 2006 at 10:25

I want to try and avoid having a welcome screen which requires selection of the user etc, and therefore would creating an additional account mean that this window appears?

I want the fatest boot up possible with regard to minimising user accounts.

Andy

|Ric| · 15 Jun 2006 at 10:33

yes and no
If you have a personal account and the inbuilt admin account, the inbuilt admin account *should not* show up unless you reboot in safe mode. This means only one account shows of the welcome screen so it should just boot past it unless you need to give it a password.

tbh what I do for the family computer is turn of the welcome screen and everything theme related (use the win 2k theme -or lack there of) and if you go:
start -> run -> "control userpasswords2"

there is an option to say do not require a password to log on. you give the pc the default username and password to use and it then just auto logs in.
No yucky blue screen and autologin