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What windows 7 utility can you use to change the name of the built-in administrator account?
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Group Policy
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Why won't Windows XP change an administrator to limited?
Windows XP will not change an administrator account to limited if it is the only administrator account on the system (other than the account named Administrator).
What is windows administrator account?
A windows administrator account is a type of user that you can have on your list, an admin has full control and rights to to anything on the computer where as a standard user does not.
How do you change account type in Windows XP without administrator?
You have to be an administrator to change you're (and other peoples) account types.
How do you change a limited account into an administrator on Windows XP?
Windows XP comes with two types of user accounts; normal user and the administrator. Changing a limited user to an administrator needs the administrator account password and then selecting the option from the User Control Panel.
What is the default password for the hidden administrator account in Windows XP?
By default, there is no password set for the hidden administrator account on Windows XP. When setting up this account and enabling it, the user must create their own password.
How do you log on as computer administrator in windows 7?
Your account must be of administrators type, or you can use built-in Administrator account if does not have password. Or if it has one and you know it.
Why can't you use administrator when widows 7 is newly installed?
Because, when you use Windows for the very first time - you need to tell it which account will be the administrator account. It doesn't automatically assign the administrator account to the first user.
How can You get on your windows XP computer when you have forgotten all of the passwords and you have no password recovery disk?
Usually there is a hidden administrator account on windows xp. Try logging with username Administrator without a password. If whoever installed you Windows was smart enough to put a password on it, or you are working with the administrator account then try calling a technician.
What is the difference between a standard user account and an administrator account windows 7?
Some software, settings and files requires administrator rights to be accessed or edited.
How do you change the administrator account password from standard account?
This is the beauty of a file system called NTFS. NTFS is based on security, and is on any Windows computer from Windows 2000 to now. This makes things such as trying to change the administrator's password from a standard account not possible. NTFS additionally adds file protection - your files will not be viewed from a standard account if set to as an administrator. Your answer in short is no. There is no way to change the administrator password with a standard account.
What is the Administator password?
In Microsoft Windows, the Administrator password usually refers to the password of the Local Administrator account. The Local Administrator is a built-in user object to every instance of Windows, the default name being simply Administrator. The account name is almost always changed by Group Policy, but the convention remains to refer to the account's password as simply the "Administrator password". Strictly speaking, and Administrator password could be a password associated with any user account that has administrator privileges on a given system. You will sometimes here the term associated with web or cloud based applications. But usually, the term "Administrator password" is most closely associated with Microsoft Windows.
What are the two built-in user accounts that are created on a Windows Server 2008?
The administrator account and the guest account.
