what's the difference between 'account NAMED administror' and a account with admin privilegious?

many amatuer radio programs do not work well if installed into Vista's
Programs directory.
Hence we have learned to not install that way but to specify a new directory
in C: or even better to install into D:.
this is what I do.

But some of the programs which have auto update features or upload and
download tons of data still get cranky.

One of the fellows said that most of these problems go away if you login
into an account named 'Administrator' and not into an account that just has
'administrator rights'.

So how do I create an account named 'administrator'????
Now that I already have my account set up?

please and thank you.

--
-----------------------------
Bill H. in Chicagoland
webcams at http://76.16.160.118:8080/
Current Weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org

"FireBrick" <> wrote in message
news:ee7oTrU%...
> many amatuer radio programs do not work well if installed into Vista's
> Programs directory.
> Hence we have learned to not install that way but to specify a new
> directory in C: or even better to install into D:.
> this is what I do.
>
> But some of the programs which have auto update features or upload and
> download tons of data still get cranky.
>
> One of the fellows said that most of these problems go away if you login
> into an account named 'Administrator' and not into an account that just
> has 'administrator rights'.
>
> So how do I create an account named 'administrator'????
> Now that I already have my account set up?
>
> please and thank you.
>
> --
> -----------------------------
> Bill H. in Chicagoland
> webcams at http://76.16.160.118:8080/
> Current Weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org
>


Click Start / type cmd / right click cmd.exe and select run as administrator
/ type net user administrator /active:yes /type exit ...restart PC

--
Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire

"Hobbes" <> wrote in message news:g7hbvv$vgn$...
> "FireBrick" <> wrote in message
> news:ee7oTrU%...
>> many amatuer radio programs do not work well if installed into Vista's
>> Programs directory.
>> Hence we have learned to not install that way but to specify a new
>> directory in C: or even better to install into D:.
>> this is what I do.
>>
>> But some of the programs which have auto update features or upload and
>> download tons of data still get cranky.
>>
>> One of the fellows said that most of these problems go away if you login
>> into an account named 'Administrator' and not into an account that just
>> has 'administrator rights'.
>>
>> So how do I create an account named 'administrator'????
>> Now that I already have my account set up?
>>
>> please and thank you.
>>
>> --
>> -----------------------------
>> Bill H. in Chicagoland
>> webcams at http://76.16.160.118:8080/
>> Current Weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org
>>
>
>
> Click Start / type cmd / right click cmd.exe and select run as
> administrator / type net user administrator /active:yes /type exit
> ...restart PC
>
> --
> Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire


the command you are looking for is net user administrator /active:yes

the way I wrote it is hard to read...Oops !

--
Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire

thanks for the prompt reply and info
I'm guessing from the syntax that that command basically said
make the present user the administrator
?????

Will that hold after a reboot or do I have to do that every time?
I'm the ONLY user of this computer.


Please and thank you.






"Hobbes" <> wrote in message news:g7hcap$14b$...
> "Hobbes" <> wrote in message
> news:g7hbvv$vgn$...
>> "FireBrick" <> wrote in message
>> news:ee7oTrU%...
>>> many amatuer radio programs do not work well if installed into Vista's
>>> Programs directory.
>>> Hence we have learned to not install that way but to specify a new
>>> directory in C: or even better to install into D:.
>>> this is what I do.
>>>
>>> But some of the programs which have auto update features or upload and
>>> download tons of data still get cranky.
>>>
>>> One of the fellows said that most of these problems go away if you login
>>> into an account named 'Administrator' and not into an account that just
>>> has 'administrator rights'.
>>>
>>> So how do I create an account named 'administrator'????
>>> Now that I already have my account set up?
>>>
>>> please and thank you.
>>>
>>> --
>>> -----------------------------
>>> Bill H. in Chicagoland
>>> webcams at http://76.16.160.118:8080/
>>> Current Weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org
>>>
>>
>>
>> Click Start / type cmd / right click cmd.exe and select run as
>> administrator / type net user administrator /active:yes /type exit
>> ...restart PC
>>
>> --
>> Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire
>
>
> the command you are looking for is net user administrator /active:yes
>
> the way I wrote it is hard to read...Oops !
>
> --
> Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire

FireBrick wrote:
> thanks for the prompt reply and info
> I'm guessing from the syntax that that command basically said
> make the present user the administrator
> ?????
>
> Will that hold after a reboot or do I have to do that every time?
> I'm the ONLY user of this computer.
>
>
> Please and thank you.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Hobbes" <> wrote in message
> news:g7hcap$14b$...
>> "Hobbes" <> wrote in message
>> news:g7hbvv$vgn$...
>>> "FireBrick" <> wrote in message
>>> news:ee7oTrU%...
>>>> many amatuer radio programs do not work well if installed into
>>>> Vista's Programs directory.
>>>> Hence we have learned to not install that way but to specify a new
>>>> directory in C: or even better to install into D:.
>>>> this is what I do.
>>>>
>>>> But some of the programs which have auto update features or upload
>>>> and download tons of data still get cranky.
>>>>
>>>> One of the fellows said that most of these problems go away if you
>>>> login into an account named 'Administrator' and not into an account
>>>> that just has 'administrator rights'.
>>>>
>>>> So how do I create an account named 'administrator'????
>>>> Now that I already have my account set up?
>>>>
>>>> please and thank you.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> -----------------------------
>>>> Bill H. in Chicagoland
>>>> webcams at http://76.16.160.118:8080/
>>>> Current Weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Click Start / type cmd / right click cmd.exe and select run as
>>> administrator / type net user administrator /active:yes /type exit
>>> ...restart PC
>>>
>>> --
>>> Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire
>>
>>
>> the command you are looking for is net user administrator /active:yes
>>
>> the way I wrote it is hard to read...Oops !
>>
>> --
>> Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire
>

No. That command added the admin account to the login screen.
When you reboot...it will show admin and your user name.

That configuration will stick.

If you want to remove the admin account from the login screen :
net user administrator /active:no




--
Hobbes,Tiger Extraordinaire

Ok then
so what I wish to do is...
When logging in....I should select 'admin'

Then why even have my own name?

and is there a way to delete 'Bill'
and rename 'admin' to 'Bill'?????





"Hobbes" <> wrote in message news:g7he4l$8o1$...
> FireBrick wrote:
>> thanks for the prompt reply and info
>> I'm guessing from the syntax that that command basically said
>> make the present user the administrator
>> ?????
>>
>> Will that hold after a reboot or do I have to do that every time?
>> I'm the ONLY user of this computer.
>>
>>
>> Please and thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Hobbes" <> wrote in message
>> news:g7hcap$14b$...
>>> "Hobbes" <> wrote in message
>>> news:g7hbvv$vgn$...
>>>> "FireBrick" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:ee7oTrU%...
>>>>> many amatuer radio programs do not work well if installed into Vista's
>>>>> Programs directory.
>>>>> Hence we have learned to not install that way but to specify a new
>>>>> directory in C: or even better to install into D:.
>>>>> this is what I do.
>>>>>
>>>>> But some of the programs which have auto update features or upload and
>>>>> download tons of data still get cranky.
>>>>>
>>>>> One of the fellows said that most of these problems go away if you
>>>>> login into an account named 'Administrator' and not into an account
>>>>> that just has 'administrator rights'.
>>>>>
>>>>> So how do I create an account named 'administrator'????
>>>>> Now that I already have my account set up?
>>>>>
>>>>> please and thank you.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> -----------------------------
>>>>> Bill H. in Chicagoland
>>>>> webcams at http://76.16.160.118:8080/
>>>>> Current Weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Click Start / type cmd / right click cmd.exe and select run as
>>>> administrator / type net user administrator /active:yes /type exit
>>>> ...restart PC
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire
>>>
>>>
>>> the command you are looking for is net user administrator /active:yes
>>>
>>> the way I wrote it is hard to read...Oops !
>>>
>>> --
>>> Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire
>>
>
> No. That command added the admin account to the login screen.
> When you reboot...it will show admin and your user name.
>
> That configuration will stick.
>
> If you want to remove the admin account from the login screen :
> net user administrator /active:no
>
>
>
>
> --
> Hobbes,Tiger Extraordinaire

"FireBrick" <> wrote in message
news:eyPK9MV%...
> Ok then
> so what I wish to do is...
> When logging in....I should select 'admin'
>
> Then why even have my own name?
>
> and is there a way to delete 'Bill'
> and rename 'admin' to 'Bill'?????
>
>
>
>
>
> "Hobbes" <> wrote in message
> news:g7he4l$8o1$...
>> FireBrick wrote:
>>> thanks for the prompt reply and info
>>> I'm guessing from the syntax that that command basically said
>>> make the present user the administrator
>>> ?????
>>>
>>> Will that hold after a reboot or do I have to do that every time?
>>> I'm the ONLY user of this computer.
>>>
>>>
>>> Please and thank you.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Hobbes" <> wrote in message
>>> news:g7hcap$14b$...
>>>> "Hobbes" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:g7hbvv$vgn$...
>>>>> "FireBrick" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:ee7oTrU%...
>>>>>> many amatuer radio programs do not work well if installed into
>>>>>> Vista's Programs directory.
>>>>>> Hence we have learned to not install that way but to specify a new
>>>>>> directory in C: or even better to install into D:.
>>>>>> this is what I do.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But some of the programs which have auto update features or upload
>>>>>> and download tons of data still get cranky.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> One of the fellows said that most of these problems go away if you
>>>>>> login into an account named 'Administrator' and not into an account
>>>>>> that just has 'administrator rights'.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So how do I create an account named 'administrator'????
>>>>>> Now that I already have my account set up?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> please and thank you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> -----------------------------
>>>>>> Bill H. in Chicagoland
>>>>>> webcams at http://76.16.160.118:8080/
>>>>>> Current Weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Click Start / type cmd / right click cmd.exe and select run as
>>>>> administrator / type net user administrator /active:yes /type exit
>>>>> ...restart PC
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> the command you are looking for is net user administrator
>>>> /active:yes
>>>>
>>>> the way I wrote it is hard to read...Oops !
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire
>>>
>>
>> No. That command added the admin account to the login screen.
>> When you reboot...it will show admin and your user name.
>>
>> That configuration will stick.
>>
>> If you want to remove the admin account from the login screen :
>> net user administrator /active:no
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Hobbes,Tiger Extraordinaire
>
>


The reason being is that it is a bad idea to be running as admin all the
time.
You should be admin ONLY when necessary...normally you would want to be
"Bill".

You can go into user accounts, rename admin to Bill, and delete Bill...but
you would lose settings for Bill.
You would have to setup stuff like email all over again.
Also, you would need to transfer "My Documents" type stuff to the admin
account before deleting "Bill".

I wouldn't recommend doing it.

--
Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire

Ok got it....
as I can still not copy files from my XP machine to this Vista machine
(I keep getting no permissions message, even though I've followed all the
formum and help suggestions)
I was hoping that being the 'administrator' would cure that problem.

I can go from Vista to the XP machine, I just can't go from XP to the Vista
machine.


"Hobbes" <> wrote in message news:g7hfg9$ev5$...
> "FireBrick" <> wrote in message
> news:eyPK9MV%...
>> Ok then
>> so what I wish to do is...
>> When logging in....I should select 'admin'
>>
>> Then why even have my own name?
>>
>> and is there a way to delete 'Bill'
>> and rename 'admin' to 'Bill'?????
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Hobbes" <> wrote in message
>> news:g7he4l$8o1$...
>>> FireBrick wrote:
>>>> thanks for the prompt reply and info
>>>> I'm guessing from the syntax that that command basically said
>>>> make the present user the administrator
>>>> ?????
>>>>
>>>> Will that hold after a reboot or do I have to do that every time?
>>>> I'm the ONLY user of this computer.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Please and thank you.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Hobbes" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:g7hcap$14b$...
>>>>> "Hobbes" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:g7hbvv$vgn$...
>>>>>> "FireBrick" <> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:ee7oTrU%...
>>>>>>> many amatuer radio programs do not work well if installed into
>>>>>>> Vista's Programs directory.
>>>>>>> Hence we have learned to not install that way but to specify a new
>>>>>>> directory in C: or even better to install into D:.
>>>>>>> this is what I do.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But some of the programs which have auto update features or upload
>>>>>>> and download tons of data still get cranky.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> One of the fellows said that most of these problems go away if you
>>>>>>> login into an account named 'Administrator' and not into an account
>>>>>>> that just has 'administrator rights'.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So how do I create an account named 'administrator'????
>>>>>>> Now that I already have my account set up?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> please and thank you.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> -----------------------------
>>>>>>> Bill H. in Chicagoland
>>>>>>> webcams at http://76.16.160.118:8080/
>>>>>>> Current Weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Click Start / type cmd / right click cmd.exe and select run as
>>>>>> administrator / type net user administrator /active:yes /type exit
>>>>>> ...restart PC
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> the command you are looking for is net user administrator
>>>>> /active:yes
>>>>>
>>>>> the way I wrote it is hard to read...Oops !
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire
>>>>
>>>
>>> No. That command added the admin account to the login screen.
>>> When you reboot...it will show admin and your user name.
>>>
>>> That configuration will stick.
>>>
>>> If you want to remove the admin account from the login screen :
>>> net user administrator /active:no
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Hobbes,Tiger Extraordinaire
>>
>>
>
>
> The reason being is that it is a bad idea to be running as admin all the
> time.
> You should be admin ONLY when necessary...normally you would want to be
> "Bill".
>
> You can go into user accounts, rename admin to Bill, and delete Bill...but
> you would lose settings for Bill.
> You would have to setup stuff like email all over again.
> Also, you would need to transfer "My Documents" type stuff to the admin
> account before deleting "Bill".
>
> I wouldn't recommend doing it.
>
> --
> Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire

"FireBrick" <> wrote in message
news:OWISFmV%...
> Ok got it....
> as I can still not copy files from my XP machine to this Vista machine
> (I keep getting no permissions message, even though I've followed all the
> formum and help suggestions)
> I was hoping that being the 'administrator' would cure that problem.
>
> I can go from Vista to the XP machine, I just can't go from XP to the
> Vista machine.
>

Someone else might be able to help you there.
I do file transfers via usb thumb drives

Hi Firebrick-

Try this for XP to see Vista's folders:

On the computer running Windows XP, check the workgroup name and then
compare it to the workgroup name on the computers running Windows Vista. If
the workgroup names don't match, change the names so that all of the
computers on the network have the same workgroup name.

To check or change the workgroup name on a computer running Windows XP
Click Start, click Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and
then click System.

Click the Computer Name tab.

The workgroup name is displayed. To change the workgroup name, click Change.

To check or change the workgroup name on a computer running Windows Vista
Click Start, click Control Panel, click System and Maintenance, and then
click System.

The workgroup name is displayed under Computer Name, Domain, and Workgroup
Settings. To change the workgroup name, click Change Settings. If you are
prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or
provide confirmation.

Also, as a workaround, use Vista as the main importer and exporter until you
can get XP to export and import to/from Vista on its own.


--
oscar

....Right click is your best friend...


"FireBrick" wrote:

> Ok got it....
> as I can still not copy files from my XP machine to this Vista machine
> (I keep getting no permissions message, even though I've followed all the
> formum and help suggestions)
> I was hoping that being the 'administrator' would cure that problem.
>
> I can go from Vista to the XP machine, I just can't go from XP to the Vista
> machine.
>
>
> "Hobbes" <> wrote in message news:g7hfg9$ev5$...
> > "FireBrick" <> wrote in message
> > news:eyPK9MV%...
> >> Ok then
> >> so what I wish to do is...
> >> When logging in....I should select 'admin'
> >>
> >> Then why even have my own name?
> >>
> >> and is there a way to delete 'Bill'
> >> and rename 'admin' to 'Bill'?????
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Hobbes" <> wrote in message
> >> news:g7he4l$8o1$...
> >>> FireBrick wrote:
> >>>> thanks for the prompt reply and info
> >>>> I'm guessing from the syntax that that command basically said
> >>>> make the present user the administrator
> >>>> ?????
> >>>>
> >>>> Will that hold after a reboot or do I have to do that every time?
> >>>> I'm the ONLY user of this computer.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Please and thank you.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> "Hobbes" <> wrote in message
> >>>> news:g7hcap$14b$...
> >>>>> "Hobbes" <> wrote in message
> >>>>> news:g7hbvv$vgn$...
> >>>>>> "FireBrick" <> wrote in message
> >>>>>> news:ee7oTrU%...
> >>>>>>> many amatuer radio programs do not work well if installed into
> >>>>>>> Vista's Programs directory.
> >>>>>>> Hence we have learned to not install that way but to specify a new
> >>>>>>> directory in C: or even better to install into D:.
> >>>>>>> this is what I do.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> But some of the programs which have auto update features or upload
> >>>>>>> and download tons of data still get cranky.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> One of the fellows said that most of these problems go away if you
> >>>>>>> login into an account named 'Administrator' and not into an account
> >>>>>>> that just has 'administrator rights'.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> So how do I create an account named 'administrator'????
> >>>>>>> Now that I already have my account set up?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> please and thank you.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>> -----------------------------
> >>>>>>> Bill H. in Chicagoland
> >>>>>>> webcams at http://76.16.160.118:8080/
> >>>>>>> Current Weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Click Start / type cmd / right click cmd.exe and select run as
> >>>>>> administrator / type net user administrator /active:yes /type exit
> >>>>>> ...restart PC
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> --
> >>>>>> Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> the command you are looking for is net user administrator
> >>>>> /active:yes
> >>>>>
> >>>>> the way I wrote it is hard to read...Oops !
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> No. That command added the admin account to the login screen.
> >>> When you reboot...it will show admin and your user name.
> >>>
> >>> That configuration will stick.
> >>>
> >>> If you want to remove the admin account from the login screen :
> >>> net user administrator /active:no
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Hobbes,Tiger Extraordinaire
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > The reason being is that it is a bad idea to be running as admin all the
> > time.
> > You should be admin ONLY when necessary...normally you would want to be
> > "Bill".
> >
> > You can go into user accounts, rename admin to Bill, and delete Bill...but
> > you would lose settings for Bill.
> > You would have to setup stuff like email all over again.
> > Also, you would need to transfer "My Documents" type stuff to the admin
> > account before deleting "Bill".
> >
> > I wouldn't recommend doing it.
> >
> > --
> > Hobbes, Tiger Extraordinaire
>
>