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    bigdawgfoxx's Avatar Big Dawg
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    Hey I just reformatted my comp, but I cannot get the Admin account gone...nor can I change the name of it. I just want ONE account and for it to say Eric.

    P.S. Im on Windows XP Pro SP1
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    tesco's Avatar woowoo
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    uhh it shows ur admin account at the login screen? is that the problem?

    edit: if you wanna delete the account (not recomended) then just right click my computer>manage>local user and groups on the left>users>right click administrator and click delete.

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    "Change the way users log in"
    On a given day or given circumstance, you think you have a limit.
    And you then go for this limit and you touch this limit and you think "Ok, this is the limit".
    As soon as you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further.
    With your mind power, your determination, your instinct and the experience as well, you can fly very high.

    - Ayrton Senna, R.I.P.

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    Samurai's Avatar Usenet Fanboy
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    You can't. You must have one user profile open that is an Administrator, who is capable of system changes.

    You can however change 'Admin' to 'Eric' with no problem at all.

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    Chewie's Avatar Chew E. Bakke
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    You must have an account named Administrator which you set a password for when you install XP. This account doesn't appear on the Welcome Screen but you can gain access to it by hitting Ctrl-Alt-Delete from there and typing it in.
    You must also have at least one account with administrator priveleges but you can call it anything - wanker if you so wish.
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    bigdawgfoxx's Avatar Big Dawg
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    EDIT:

    Got it...thanks for your help guys!
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    bigdawgfoxx's Avatar Big Dawg
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    NEW QUESTION lol

    Ok...now when I click on My Computer, the HDDs and stuff dont have a line above and below them separating them..there just all together...how can i make it separate them again?
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    Right click Arrange Icons by > Show in groups

    Aren't you supposed to be knowledgable?
    On a given day or given circumstance, you think you have a limit.
    And you then go for this limit and you touch this limit and you think "Ok, this is the limit".
    As soon as you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further.
    With your mind power, your determination, your instinct and the experience as well, you can fly very high.

    - Ayrton Senna, R.I.P.

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    bigdawgfoxx's Avatar Big Dawg
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    I am jackass

    I just forgot how to do all that..cuz it had it in like A B C D E F G H I J K and stuff but then i arranged it by type and it worked...thanks for your help
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    Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@26 April 2004 - 02:32
    I am jackass
    Need to borrow an "a"?

    On a given day or given circumstance, you think you have a limit.
    And you then go for this limit and you touch this limit and you think "Ok, this is the limit".
    As soon as you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further.
    With your mind power, your determination, your instinct and the experience as well, you can fly very high.

    - Ayrton Senna, R.I.P.

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