Re: Can't delete an administrator account

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From: Will Denny (willdenny_at_mvps.org)
Date: 06/27/04 

Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 09:40:09 +0100

Hi

It shouldn't be possible to delete the Administrator Account, but some
people have posted that the Admin. Account has been deleted or has
disappeared. I can't delete it. 

-- 
Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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"Miha Pihler" <mihap-news@atlantis.si> wrote in message
news:uNOWvECXEHA.1656@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
| Hi Will,
|
| I am trying to point out, that even if you try you can't delete built it
| administrator account (using normal procedures)...
|
| *******************************************************
| C:\Documents and Settings\mike>net user administrator /delete
| System error 1371 has occurred.
|
| Cannot perform this operation on built-in accounts.
| *******************************************************
|
| Sorry for any misunderstanding.
|
| Mike
|
| "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
| news:uB4$f3BXEHA.2844@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
| > Hi
| >
| > Yes, good point.  I should have pointed that out.
| >
| > Mike
| >
| > Don't try and delete the original Administrator Account.  You need to
keep
| > that intact.
| >
| > -- 
| >
| > Will Denny
| > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
| > Please reply to the News Groups
| >
| >
| > "Star Fleet Admiral Q"
| > <Star_Fleet_Admiral_Q(NO-SPAM)@(FORGET-SPAM)hotmail.com> wrote in
message
| > news:ebXBrC$WEHA.212@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
| > | I hope you are not trying to delete the account named "administrator"
| > | as it needs to remain for some software to be
| > | installed/removed/operate properly.
| > |
| > | -- 
| > |
| > | Star Fleet Admiral Q @ your service
| > | --------------------------------------------------------
| > | "Mike L" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
| > | news:OH6Yqo9WEHA.2004@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
| > | > I have 2 administrator accounts.  I go into the control panal as
| > | user 1,
| > | > select user 2, and select delete user.  I then select delete files
| > | and then
| > | > delete account.  (I also tried it with keep files with the same
| > | results)
| > | > After a couple minutes, Not Responding appears in the title bar and
| > | when I
| > | > exit that screen it asks if I want to report the error to MS.  When
| > | I
| > | > reported the error, it did not give me a cause.
| > | >
| > | > Bottom line, is there a way to force a delete of an administrator
| > | account?
| > | >
| > | > Thanks
| > | >
| > | > Mike
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
|
|

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