Hi Pankaj

To rename a guest account, go to a command prompt and enter -
secedit /configure /db c:\winnt\rename.sdb /cfg rename.inf /log c:\rename.log /quiet

To check your work, go to the command line and enter
net user

You'll see that the Guest account's name has changed.

You can use the same method to rename the Administrator account. Simply use NewAdminName instead of NewGuestName in the file rename.inf.

Attackers can still connect anonymously and determine the Guest and Administrator accounts' known SIDs to find the renamed accounts. To prevent attacks, you must enable the Additional Restrictions for Anonymous Connections option under Security Options in a Group Policy Object (GPO).

Thanks n regards

Suparn@

Answered by Suparna , an ibibo Master, at 12:58 AM on October 04, 2008

For rename guest account, you must follow these steps-
1.Start the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in.
2. In the console tree, right-click your domain or the organizational unit that contains the Group Policy that you want, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Group Policy tab, click the Group Policy object that you want, and then click Edit. For example, click the Rename Administrator and Guest accounts Group Policy object, and then click Edit.
4. Expand Computer Configuration, expand Windows Settings, expand Security Settings, expand Local Policies, and then click Security Options.
5. In the right pane, double-click Accounts: Rename administrator account.
6. Click to select the Define this policy setting check box, and then type the new name that you want to use for the administrator account.
7. Click OK.
8. Double-click Accounts: Rename guest account.
9. Click to select the Define this policy setting check box, and then type the new name that you want to use for the guest account.
10. Click OK, and then quit the Group Policy Object Editor snap-in.
11. Quit the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in

For more information-
http://support.m icros oft.com/kb/816109

Answered by Hemant Singh , an ibibo Master, at 10:57 AM on August 01, 2008

For rename guest account, you must follow these steps-
1.Start the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in.
2. In the console tree, right-click your domain or the organizational unit that contains the Group Policy that you want, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Group Policy tab, click the Group Policy object that you want, and then click Edit. For example, click the Rename Administrator and Guest accounts Group Policy object, and then click Edit.
4. Expand Computer Configuration, expand Windows Settings, expand Security Settings, expand Local Policies, and then click Security Options.
5. In the right pane, double-click Accounts: Rename administrator account.
6. Click to select the Define this policy setting check box, and then type the new name that you want to use for the administrator account.
7. Click OK.
8. Double-click Accounts: Rename guest account.
9. Click to select the Define this policy setting check box, and then type the new name that you want to use for the guest account.
10. Click OK, and then quit the Group Policy Object Editor snap-in.
11. Quit the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in

For more information-
http://support.m icros oft.com/kb/816109

Answered by Ni .. , an ibibo Master, at 8:59 PM on July 22, 2008

For rename guest account, you must follow these steps-
1.Start the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in.
2. In the console tree, right-click your domain or the organizational unit that contains the Group Policy that you want, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Group Policy tab, click the Group Policy object that you want, and then click Edit. For example, click the Rename Administrator and Guest accounts Group Policy object, and then click Edit.
4. Expand Computer Configuration, expand Windows Settings, expand Security Settings, expand Local Policies, and then click Security Options.
5. In the right pane, double-click Accounts: Rename administrator account.
6. Click to select the Define this policy setting check box, and then type the new name that you want to use for the administrator account.
7. Click OK.
8. Double-click Accounts: Rename guest account.
9. Click to select the Define this policy setting check box, and then type the new name that you want to use for the guest account.
10. Click OK, and then quit the Group Policy Object Editor snap-in.
11. Quit the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in

For more information-
http://support.m icros oft.com/kb/816109

Answered by R.P. Singh , an ibibo Master, at 10:00 AM on July 19, 2008

For rename guest account, you must follow these steps-
1.Start the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in.
2. In the console tree, right-click your domain or the organizational unit that contains the Group Policy that you want, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Group Policy tab, click the Group Policy object that you want, and then click Edit. For example, click the Rename Administrator and Guest accounts Group Policy object, and then click Edit.
4. Expand Computer Configuration, expand Windows Settings, expand Security Settings, expand Local Policies, and then click Security Options.
5. In the right pane, double-click Accounts: Rename administrator account.
6. Click to select the Define this policy setting check box, and then type the new name that you want to use for the administrator account.
7. Click OK.
8. Double-click Accounts: Rename guest account.
9. Click to select the Define this policy setting check box, and then type the new name that you want to use for the guest account.
10. Click OK, and then quit the Group Policy Object Editor snap-in.
11. Quit the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in

For more information-
http://support.m icros oft.com/kb/816109

Answered by Rocky , an ibibo Master, at 9:37 PM on July 17, 2008

well pankaj, jsut follow these steps Start the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in.
2. In the console tree, right-click your domain or the organizational unit that contains the Group Policy that you want, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Group Policy tab, click the Group Policy object that you want, and then click Edit. For example, click the Rename Administrator and Guest accounts Group Policy object, and then click Edit.
4. Expand Computer Configuration, expand Windows Settings, expand Security Settings, expand Local Policies, and then click Security Options.
5. In the right pane, double-click Accounts: Rename administrator account.
6. Click to select the Define this policy setting check box, and then type the new name that you want to use for the administrator account.
7. Click OK.
8. Double-click Accounts: Rename guest account.
9. Click to select the Define this policy setting check box, and then type the new name that you want to use for the guest account.
10. Click OK, and then quit the Group Policy Object Editor snap-in.
11. Quit the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in
this is taken from link http://support.microsoft.com/k b/816 109

Answered by Satya ~ , an ibibo Master, at 5:55 PM on July 17, 2008

For rename guest account, you must follow these steps-
1.Start the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in.
2. In the console tree, right-click your domain or the organizational unit that contains the Group Policy that you want, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Group Policy tab, click the Group Policy object that you want, and then click Edit. For example, click the Rename Administrator and Guest accounts Group Policy object, and then click Edit.
4. Expand Computer Configuration, expand Windows Settings, expand Security Settings, expand Local Policies, and then click Security Options.
5. In the right pane, double-click Accounts: Rename administrator account.
6. Click to select the Define this policy setting check box, and then type the new name that you want to use for the administrator account.
7. Click OK.
8. Double-click Accounts: Rename guest account.
9. Click to select the Define this policy setting check box, and then type the new name that you want to use for the guest account.
10. Click OK, and then quit the Group Policy Object Editor snap-in.
11. Quit the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in

For more information-
http://support.m icros oft.com/kb/816109

Answered by .... ..... , an ibibo Master, at 12:24 AM on July 11, 2008

For rename guest account, you must follow these steps-
1.Start the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in.
2. In the console tree, right-click your domain or the organizational unit that contains the Group Policy that you want, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Group Policy tab, click the Group Policy object that you want, and then click Edit. For example, click the Rename Administrator and Guest accounts Group Policy object, and then click Edit.
4. Expand Computer Configuration, expand Windows Settings, expand Security Settings, expand Local Policies, and then click Security Options.
5. In the right pane, double-click Accounts: Rename administrator account.
6. Click to select the Define this policy setting check box, and then type the new name that you want to use for the administrator account.
7. Click OK.
8. Double-click Accounts: Rename guest account.
9. Click to select the Define this policy setting check box, and then type the new name that you want to use for the guest account.
10. Click OK, and then quit the Group Policy Object Editor snap-in.
11. Quit the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in

For more information-
http://support.micros oft.com/kb/816109

Answered by Nagendra , an ibibo Master, at 7:02 PM on July 10, 2008

1.Start the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in.
2. In the console tree, right-click your domain or the organizational unit that contains the Group Policy that you want, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Group Policy tab, click the Group Policy object that you want, and then click Edit. For example, click the Rename Administrator and Guest accounts Group Policy object, and then click Edit.
4. Expand Computer Configuration, expand Windows Settings, expand Security Settings, expand Local Policies, and then click Security Options.
5. In the right pane, double-click Accounts: Rename administrator account.
6. Click to select the Define this policy setting check box, and then type the new name that you want to use for the administrator account.
7. Click OK.
8. Double-click Accounts: Rename guest account.
9. Click to select the Define this policy setting check box, and then type the new name that you want to use for the guest account.
10. Click OK, and then quit the Group Policy Object Editor snap-in.
11. Quit the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in
this is taken from link http://support.microsoft.com/k b/816 109

Answered by Madhurima , an ibibo Master, at 6:01 PM on July 10, 2008

these steps :

1.Start the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in.
2. In the console tree, right-click your domain or the organizational unit that contains the Group Policy that you want, and then click Properties.
3. Click the Group Policy tab, click the Group Policy object that you want, and then click Edit. For example, click the Rename Administrator and Guest accounts Group Policy object, and then click Edit.
4. Expand Computer Configuration, expand Windows Settings, expand Security Settings, expand Local Policies, and then click Security Options.
5. In the right pane, double-click Accounts: Rename administrator account.
6. Click to select the Define this policy setting check box, and then type the new name that you want to use for the administrator account.
7. Click OK.
8. Double-click Accounts: Rename guest account.
9. Click to select the Define this policy setting check box, and then type the new name that you want to use for the guest account.
10. Click OK, and then quit the Group Policy Object Editor snap-in.
11. Quit the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in
this is taken from link http://support.microsoft.com/k b/816 109

Answered by Sharad Singh , an ibibo Master, at 5:49 PM on July 10, 2008