Administrators Can t Remove All Users from Built-in Groups

 Last reviewed: August 29, 1996
Article ID: Q153074
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5 and 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51

SYMPTOMS

If Windows NT 3.51 Workstation or standalone Server administrators try to delete all the users from built-in groups such as Administrators, the administrator will get an error message that the action can't be performed on built-in groups.

However, on domain controllers, the administrator can delete everybody from every group. The built-in groups and accounts can't be deleted, but all the users can be removed from the group.

RESOLUTION

There is no workaround in NT 3.51.

STATUS

This problem is resolved in Windows NT 4.0.

KBCategory: ntdomain
KBSubcategory: ntdomain
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Last reviewed: August 29, 1996
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