Changing the administrator account name in XP to prevent hacking (1)

In a computer running Windows XP Home and Professional, there is a built-in administrator account named "Administrator", so that Suppose a hacker wants to attack your computer, then he (and maybe she) only needs to crack your login password. Of course, we don't want to provide such conveniences for hackers, and we have to make their offense more difficult. In fact, changing the default name of the built-in administrator account can add a barrier to the hacker.

Let's take a look at how to change the administrator account name in Windows XP Home Edition. The following are the specific steps.

1.Click "Start" Run", enter "control userpasswords2" in the "Run" dialog box, as shown in Figure 1, and then click the "OK" button.
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2. In the "User Accounts" dialog box, select "Under the local user" The Administrator account, as shown in Figure 2, then click on the "Properties" button.
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3. In the "Administrator" account properties dialog box shown in Figure 3, the administrator in the text box to the right of "User Name" Change the account name to another name and click the "OK" button.
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in fact, the method described above also apply to Windows XP professional. However, XP professional Version There is another way, the specific steps are as follows.

1. Open the “Control Panel” in the Explorer, and then double-click “Administrative Tools”, as shown in Figure 4.
FIG 4

If the XP Category view display shown in Figure 5, this is not displayed & ldquo; Administrative tools & rdquo; requires the left click & ldquo; switch Go to the classic view & rdquo; to find it.
Figure 5

2. Double-click "Local Security Policy" in the "Administrative Tools" window, as shown in Figure 6.
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3. In the “Local Security Settings” window, select “Security Settings” on the left | Local strategy| Security Options & quoquo;, then double-click on the right side of the "Account: Rename System Administrator Account", as shown in Figure 7.
Figure 7

4. In the "Account: Rename System Administrator Account Properties" dialog box shown in Figure 8, change the name of the system administrator account, and then click “ OK & rdquo; button.
Figure 8

It should be noted that the method described above only minimally enhances security. It is still possible to deal with rookie hackers, so it is not the preferred method. A better and safer method is to create another administrator account in the administrator group and then deactivate the original built-in administrator account, so that it is not vulnerable. If you need to re-enable the original built-in administrator account, you can reboot to safe mode, and then log in with the original built-in administrator account (ie Administrator), even if it has been disabled.