Rename Administrator

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Is it possible to rename the Administrator in Windows XP? Doing so I hope to
make it a little more complicated for intruders.

Mats

 

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MatsS wrote:
> Is it possible to rename the Administrator in Windows XP? Doing so I
> hope to make it a little more complicated for intruders.
>
> Mats


Not only is it possible, but doing so is a standard security
precaution used by a great many agencies.

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In local security policy in Admin Tools.

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"Bruce Chambers" <bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com> wrote in message news:O4N7RzNxEHA.2836@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> MatsS wrote:
>> Is it possible to rename the Administrator in Windows XP? Doing so I
>> hope to make it a little more complicated for intruders.
>>
>> Mats
>
>
> Not only is it possible, but doing so is a standard security
> precaution used by a great many agencies.
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having
> both at once. - RAH
>
>
>