View Single Post
  #2  
Old 01-05-2006, 07:30 AM
Will Denny
 
Posts: n/a
Default Re: Changing admin account name

Hi

Please see the following link to Doug Knox's web site:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_change_owner.htm

--


Will Denny
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
Please reply to the News Groups

"kbmcdowell" <kbmcdowell@kbmcdowell.com> wrote in message
news:9B46A8E6-AC55-4B35-B6A3-442422C27EF3@microsoft.com...
>I have a problem with an XP Pro installation, a zealous tech decided to set
> the computer up without my knowledge, and set the initial admin account
> name
> to 'sa'. I needed the admin account name to be something specific. I have
> since changed the name of the account to what it needed to be, but I still
> see references to the old 'sa' account name all over the place.
>
> For instance, the folder c:\Documents and Settings\sa\ can not be renamed.
> As well, whenever you log off, the Start menu says "Log off sa". There
> appear
> to be many places where the 'sa' account name is used for certain values.
>
> Is there any solution to resetting all old values to new values using the
> new account name?
> --
> kbmcdowell



Reply With Quote