Is there a way to change the name for the default Admin

> There is few ways to change the name of the administrator account:
>
> 1. Use the local group policy editor (gpedit.msc): Expand Computer
> Configuration, expand Windows Settings, expand Security Settings, expand
> Local Policies, and then click Security Options. In the right pane,
> double-click “Accounts: Rename administrator account“ and provide a new name.
> You can also create a group policy object in Active Directory and deploy it
> to your XPe devices as long they’re part of a domain. See
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;816109.
>
> 2. Use the Computer Management snap-in: System Tools->Local Users and
> Groups->Users. Then in the right pane, right click on Administrator and
> rename it.
>
>
> You can use the “Automatic Logon� component in your build to specify what
> user will be automatically logged on after boot. Check the settings for this
> component. Or you can add this info directly on the runtime:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;315231
>
>
> KS
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties and confers no rights.
>
>
> "Jason Krause" wrote:
>

>> Hello,
>>
>> I don’t suppose that there is any way for me to change the username for the Administrator Account,
>> is there? If there is, that would be an easy solution for my problem.
>>
>> I’m assuming that there isn’t so here’s what I have done. I have created an account with the “User
>> Account� component with my desired name for the Administrator Account. I have given that user a
>> name, password, and group. Now I would like to have that account be the one that XPe automatically
>> boots into. Is there a way to do that?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jason
>>

> Awesome... thank you very much KS. You kick ass!
>
>
>
> K S [MS] wrote:

>> There is few ways to change the name of the administrator account:
>>
>> 1. Use the local group policy editor (gpedit.msc): Expand Computer
>> Configuration, expand Windows Settings, expand Security Settings,
>> expand Local Policies, and then click Security Options. In the right
>> pane, double-click “Accounts: Rename administrator account“ and
>> provide a new name. You can also create a group policy object in
>> Active Directory and deploy it to your XPe devices as long they’re
>> part of a domain. See
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;816109.
>>
>> 2. Use the Computer Management snap-in: System Tools->Local Users and
>> Groups->Users. Then in the right pane, right click on Administrator
>> and rename it.
>>
>>
>> You can use the “Automatic Logon� component in your build to specify
>> what user will be automatically logged on after boot. Check the
>> settings for this component. Or you can add this info directly on the
>> runtime: http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;315231
>>
>>
>> KS
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>>
>> "Jason Krause" wrote:
>>

>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I don’t suppose that there is any way for me to change the username
>>> for the Administrator Account, is there? If there is, that would be
>>> an easy solution for my problem.
>>>
>>> I’m assuming that there isn’t so here’s what I have done. I have
>>> created an account with the “User Account� component with my desired
>>> name for the Administrator Account. I have given that user a name,
>>> password, and group. Now I would like to have that account be the
>>> one that XPe automatically boots into. Is there a way to do that?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jason
>>>

> You can create a custom security template that modifies the security option
> I mentioned in my previous email ("Accounts: Rename administrator account")
> with the new name for the administrator account. The new template can be
> componentized and included in the build. It will be then installed during
> FBA. See the XPe SP2 doc:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...us/xpehelp/htm
> l/xetskincludingcustomsecuritycomponentinyourrun-timeimage.asp
>
> KS
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties and confers no rights.