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Old October 15th 05, 09:52 AM
Dr. Palpatine
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Default User name to log in XP Media Ctr

Good day. I have a new system with XP Media Center. I have changed the
administrators username from Owner to my new name, but everytime I reboot the
system, it changes the login username to: Owner. How can I stop this.
Again, I have already changed the administrator username to something other
than "Owner" thanks. Dr. P
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Old October 15th 05, 02:34 PM
Malke
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Default User name to log in XP Media Ctr

Dr. Palpatine wrote:

Good day. I have a new system with XP Media Center. I have changed
the administrators username from Owner to my new name, but everytime I
reboot the
system, it changes the login username to: Owner. How can I stop this.
Again, I have already changed the administrator username to something
other
than "Owner" thanks. Dr. P


Leave the built-in user accounts alone and create a new account for
yourself. Do this from the User Accounts applet in Control Panel.

Malke
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Old October 15th 05, 04:10 PM
Dr. Palpatine
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Default User name to log in XP Media Ctr

Hi Malke, thanks. You are right. I just created a new Administrator account
and it worked. Is there anyway to rename the "Owner" username? When I do,
it just reverts back to Owner when I logoff or reboot. Thank you. Dr. P

"Malke" wrote:

Dr. Palpatine wrote:

Good day. I have a new system with XP Media Center. I have changed
the administrators username from Owner to my new name, but everytime I
reboot the
system, it changes the login username to: Owner. How can I stop this.
Again, I have already changed the administrator username to something
other
than "Owner" thanks. Dr. P


Leave the built-in user accounts alone and create a new account for
yourself. Do this from the User Accounts applet in Control Panel.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

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Old October 15th 05, 04:25 PM
Malke
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Default User name to log in XP Media Ctr

Dr. Palpatine wrote:

Hi Malke, thanks. You are right. I just created a new Administrator
account
and it worked. Is there anyway to rename the "Owner" username? When
I do,
it just reverts back to Owner when I logoff or reboot. Thank you.
Dr. P

Just leave it alone! It is a built-in account and you never need to
access it unless there is an emergency.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
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Old October 16th 05, 03:12 PM
Larry Samuels
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Default User name to log in XP Media Ctr

Malke is giving you sound advice. Never rename default accounts, simply
create a new account with the name and permissions you wish.

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"Malke" wrote in message
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Dr. Palpatine wrote:

Hi Malke, thanks. You are right. I just created a new Administrator
account
and it worked. Is there anyway to rename the "Owner" username? When
I do,
it just reverts back to Owner when I logoff or reboot. Thank you.
Dr. P

Just leave it alone! It is a built-in account and you never need to
access it unless there is an emergency.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User



 




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