Other than the fact that the built-in administrator account cannot be deleted, what is the difference between it and a user created administrator account? Some sites say that the built-in account should never be used, and instead you should create a administrator account, but no reason is ever given, so I am wondering what this is about?
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it is a fail safe.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2006.03.windowsconfidential.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2006.01.securitywatch.aspx
above is some interesting reading on this.
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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2006.03.windowsconfidential.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2006.01.securitywatch.aspx
above is some interesting reading on this.
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I understand that the native administrator account polls periodically for performance counters. I used to disable the counters with exctrlst.exe. But I always ran as Administrator (but renamed)
Most excellent links! I had been all over that website on my own and never saw the above, and probably never would of stumbled across it. Link #2 also touched on a question I was preparing to ask:
If I password protect the built-in guest account, disable that account, then later re-enable it, will the password still be working? And is the answer the same for all built-in accounts?
To tell you the truth I do not know, but you can test it. I have always disabled the guest account, and never have reenabled it.
have searched for an answer but did not find one, will keep searching.
have searched for an answer but did not find one, will keep searching.
Good to know! Would this also apply to all the built-in accounts? As mentioned, I only need one limited account and one administrator account, so I am looking for a way to lockdown all the needless junk, and after a lot of Google searching, this method (127 letter password protection & then disabling account) is the best I could find.
I believe that it should work with all. 