Remove adminstrator account in Windows XP [Resolved]

[Guest]

[Someone]

And can you make the default admin account show up in login?
The usual trick doesn't work in XP Home (adding a DWORD key etc.), and the special trick for Home doesn't do it either (going to safe mode, and entering a password for it..).

I'm getting really tired of Windows..

[Soyabeaner]

I'm pretty sure nLite has options that can allow you to start with the default Administrator as the only one.

[Someone]

Thank you Soya, appreciate it. Unfortunately, i'm not particularly inclined to nlite XP.
There has to be some reg tweak to do, somewhere, in a non-obvious place, well hidden from the user.
I just can't find anything.

[Soyabeaner]

Well you can hold Shift as Windows boots up so it prompts you to select a profile, but yes there should be regedit settings.  Just have to google some more.

Logging in as Administrator: http://www.auldfart.co.uk/xptips8.html#Logging_in_as_Administrator_

[Someone]

Yeah, i tried that, it won't let me login.
The registry edit works to show me the Admin account in Control Panel (change password etc.), but not to log in.
Ctrl Alt Del allows me to try it, but it fails:

Unable to Log You on because of an Account Restriction

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290109

The solution doesn't work, and i can't say i expected it to work. Are they relying on a bug to kick in? lol
"funny thing, try this, it seems to work if it's Saturday.."

I'm going to make my account limited, and i expect to see the admin account then. So it's not the end of the world, but it annoys me a lot!
Then i'll install SuRun, and probably 'convert' XP Home into Pro following tlu's posts (Wilders member).

[Soyabeaner]

I didn't know that home vs pro version differed that much

Here's a consolation

[Someone]

You can keep the flower, but i accept money. Got Visa?

[Ragwing]

You can login to the default administrator account if you use the standard login screen (not the welcome screen), by typing the name and password for it (at least on XP PRO).
There seems to be a program called DelGuest to delete the guest account. But still I haven't found any program to delete any user... Maybe I should try downloading some malware, and see if it helps?

[Someone]

Ragwing, it doesn't work.

As to your problem, try Execute - "control userpasswords2". I don't know if it completely deletes the account. Then again, there's a lot i don't know.

[Ragwing]

Thanks Pedro!
It seems like I was able to do what I wanted to by using that command. That is, only have the default administrator-account and a limited account.
Now, before the spammers invade...

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