Vista - Change administrator name to "Administrator"

03-13-2008

I have Vista and I accidentally put my name in as the administrator when I
setup my laptop, for work purposes it's supposed to be named "Administrator".
I try to change it but I get a message "The specified account name is not
valid, because there is already an account with that name. Please try a
different name". Is there a way to change it? Any help is greatly appreciated
because I don't want to reinstall.

Thanks!!

**Brink** · 03-13-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by rainyangel175

I have Vista and I accidentally put my name in as the administrator when I
setup my laptop, for work purposes it's supposed to be named "Administrator".
I try to change it but I get a message "The specified account name is not
valid, because there is already an account with that name. Please try a
different name". Is there a way to change it? Any help is greatly appreciated
because I don't want to reinstall.

Thanks!!

Hi RainAngel,

You cannot name a user account Administrator with a capitol A. It is reserved for the hidden built-in Administrator account. You can use a short "Admin" version of it, or what you did with a lower case a.

This will show you how to enable the built-in Administrator account if you must have a user account with that name.

Administrator Account

Hope this helps you,
Shawn

03-13-2008

I was able to change the name to admin, but cannot change it to
"administrator", unfortunately our business uses "administrator" as the local
adminstrator account. Is there any way around this? I appreciate all your
help!!

"Brink" wrote:

Quote:

>
> rainyangel175;645337 Wrote:

Quote:

> > I have Vista and I accidentally put my name in as the administrator when
> > I
> > setup my laptop, for work purposes it's supposed to be named
> > "Administrator".
> > I try to change it but I get a message "The specified account name is
> > not
> > valid, because there is already an account with that name. Please try a
> > different name". Is there a way to change it? Any help is greatly
> > appreciated
> > because I don't want to reinstall.
> >
> > Thanks!!

>
> Hi RainAngel,
>
> You cannot name a user account Administrator with a capitol A. It is
> reserved for the hidden built-in Administrator account. You can use a
> short "Admin" version of it, or what you did with a lower case a.
>
> This will show you how to enable the built-in Administrator account if
> you must have a user account with that name.
>
> Administrator Account
>
> Hope this helps you,
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> '*Vista Forums*' (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>

**Brink** · 03-13-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by rainyangel175

I was able to change the name to admin, but cannot change it to
"administrator", unfortunately our business uses "administrator" as the local
adminstrator account. Is there any way around this? I appreciate all your
help!!

"Brink" wrote:

Quote:

>
> rainyangel175;645337 Wrote:
>
> Hi RainAngel,
>
> You cannot name a user account Administrator with a capitol A. It is
> reserved for the hidden built-in Administrator account. You can use a
> short "Admin" version of it, or what you did with a lower case a.
>
> This will show you how to enable the built-in Administrator account if
> you must have a user account with that name.
>
> Administrator Account
>
> Hope this helps you,
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> '*Vista Forums*' (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>

The only way that I can see for you to have that exact name is to enable the built-in Administrator account. It has the name "Administrator" by default.

Shawn

03-14-2008

Quote:

> Why do you want two accounts with the same name? There's already a
> built-in account named "Administrator."
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers

When I started the computer I choose my name as the administrator. When I go
into users I only see my name and guest. I tried to create a new user with
the name administrator but it gave me the same message as before (that name
already exists). How do I find the Administrator account? I would like to
change the password for it. Thanks for your help!

**Brink** · 03-14-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by rainyangel175

Quote:

> Why do you want two accounts with the same name? There's already a
> built-in account named "Administrator."
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers

When I started the computer I choose my name as the administrator. When I go
into users I only see my name and guest. I tried to create a new user with
the name administrator but it gave me the same message as before (that name
already exists). How do I find the Administrator account? I would like to
change the password for it. Thanks for your help!

RainyAngel,

You do not want to create another user account through "User Accounts" in the Control Panel. It will not work for this. Instead, use the instructions here:

Administrator Account

This will enable the built-in "Administrator" account for you to use instead.

Shawn

03-16-2008

I have Vista ultimate...

03-13-2008	#1 (permalink)
rainyangel175 n/a posts	Change administrator name to "Administrator" I have Vista and I accidentally put my name in as the administrator when I setup my laptop, for work purposes it's supposed to be named "Administrator". I try to change it but I get a message "The specified account name is not valid, because there is already an account with that name. Please try a different name". Is there a way to change it? Any help is greatly appreciated because I don't want to reinstall. Thanks!!
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03-13-2008	#2 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,035 posts	Re: Change administrator name to "Administrator" Quote: Originally Posted by rainyangel175 I have Vista and I accidentally put my name in as the administrator when I setup my laptop, for work purposes it's supposed to be named "Administrator". I try to change it but I get a message "The specified account name is not valid, because there is already an account with that name. Please try a different name". Is there a way to change it? Any help is greatly appreciated because I don't want to reinstall. Thanks!! Hi RainAngel, You cannot name a user account Administrator with a capitol A. It is reserved for the hidden built-in Administrator account. You can use a short "Admin" version of it, or what you did with a lower case a. This will show you how to enable the built-in Administrator account if you must have a user account with that name. Administrator Account Hope this helps you, Shawn
My System Specs

03-13-2008	#3 (permalink)
rainyangel175 n/a posts	Re: Change administrator name to "Administrator" I was able to change the name to admin, but cannot change it to "administrator", unfortunately our business uses "administrator" as the local adminstrator account. Is there any way around this? I appreciate all your help!! "Brink" wrote: Quote: > > rainyangel175;645337 Wrote: Quote: > > I have Vista and I accidentally put my name in as the administrator when > > I > > setup my laptop, for work purposes it's supposed to be named > > "Administrator". > > I try to change it but I get a message "The specified account name is > > not > > valid, because there is already an account with that name. Please try a > > different name". Is there a way to change it? Any help is greatly > > appreciated > > because I don't want to reinstall. > > > > Thanks!! > > Hi RainAngel, > > You cannot name a user account Administrator with a capitol A. It is > reserved for the hidden built-in Administrator account. You can use a > short "Admin" version of it, or what you did with a lower case a. > > This will show you how to enable the built-in Administrator account if > you must have a user account with that name. > > Administrator Account > > Hope this helps you, > Shawn > > > -- > Brink > > There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them. > 'Vista Forums' (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980) > Please post feedback to help others. >
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03-13-2008	#4 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,035 posts	Re: Change administrator name to "Administrator" Quote: Originally Posted by rainyangel175 I was able to change the name to admin, but cannot change it to "administrator", unfortunately our business uses "administrator" as the local adminstrator account. Is there any way around this? I appreciate all your help!! "Brink" wrote: Quote: > > rainyangel175;645337 Wrote: > > Hi RainAngel, > > You cannot name a user account Administrator with a capitol A. It is > reserved for the hidden built-in Administrator account. You can use a > short "Admin" version of it, or what you did with a lower case a. > > This will show you how to enable the built-in Administrator account if > you must have a user account with that name. > > Administrator Account > > Hope this helps you, > Shawn > > > -- > Brink > > There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them. > 'Vista Forums' (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980) > Please post feedback to help others. > The only way that I can see for you to have that exact name is to enable the built-in Administrator account. It has the name "Administrator" by default. Shawn
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03-14-2008	#5 (permalink)
rainyangel175 n/a posts	Re: Change administrator name to "Administrator" Quote: > Why do you want two accounts with the same name? There's already a > built-in account named "Administrator." > > > -- > > Bruce Chambers When I started the computer I choose my name as the administrator. When I go into users I only see my name and guest. I tried to create a new user with the name administrator but it gave me the same message as before (that name already exists). How do I find the Administrator account? I would like to change the password for it. Thanks for your help!
My System Specs

03-14-2008	#6 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,035 posts	Re: Change administrator name to "Administrator" Quote: Originally Posted by rainyangel175 Quote: > Why do you want two accounts with the same name? There's already a > built-in account named "Administrator." > > > -- > > Bruce Chambers When I started the computer I choose my name as the administrator. When I go into users I only see my name and guest. I tried to create a new user with the name administrator but it gave me the same message as before (that name already exists). How do I find the Administrator account? I would like to change the password for it. Thanks for your help! RainyAngel, You do not want to create another user account through "User Accounts" in the Control Panel. It will not work for this. Instead, use the instructions here: Administrator Account This will enable the built-in "Administrator" account for you to use instead. Shawn
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03-16-2008	#7 (permalink)
rainyangel175 n/a posts	Re: Change administrator name to "Administrator" I have Vista ultimate...
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