Deleting a Administrator Account

~~loser~~ · #1 (**permalink**) 05-20-2007, 10:16 PM

I have two administrator accounts on my computer. I want to delete one of them, but I can't find anyway to do this.
Also I want to rename an administrator account. How do I do this?

**Ash** · #2 (**permalink**) 05-20-2007, 10:32 PM

As for renaming it, you might want to create a new one and then delete the old one. Otherwise, all of the folders will have the old name.
You can delete one by entering Control Panel and selecting User accounts, click on the account you don't want. Select the 'Delete this account' option. You'll need to be logged in as an administrator, and not on the account you want to delete.

~~loser~~ · #3 (**permalink**) 05-20-2007, 11:16 PM

I can't see any option to delete the user. I've looked all over.
I am logged on as the administrator. And I am trying to delete another administrator.

~~Tom~~ · #4 (**permalink**) 05-21-2007, 07:08 AM

You have to be logged in as another Admin to delete an alternate Admin account. You cannot delete the account your'e logged into.

Aslo, you cannot delete the DEFAULT Admin account.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Microsoft Help, Article ID : 209053

RESOLUTION
It is not necessary to delete the default users and groups. Instead, you can create alternate users and groups, and then disable the default users and groups.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Microsoft Help, Article ID : 209053

How to Disable the Admin User
NOTE: Microsoft Access requires that there be at least one user in the Admins group. Before disabling the Admin user, you need to create another user account and include it in the Admins group.

To disable the Admin user, follow these steps:

1. Start Microsoft Access and open the sample file Northwind.mdb
2. If prompted for a user ID and password, type the user name and password of a user who is also a member of the Admins group.
3. On the Tools menu, point to Security, and then click User and Group Accounts on the menu that appears.
4. On the Users tab, select Admin as the user, and Admins as the group. Click Remove. Notice that now the Admin user is a member of only the Users group. Click OK to close the window.

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