Removing Guest and BUILTIN\Administrator accounts

From: RobDowdy (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/27/04 

Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 12:16:08 -0800

Alll, I am looking for advice on disabling the "guest" account on SQL Server 2000.
-Are there any negatives or issues with doing this?

I am also looking to remove the BUILTIN\administrator account.
-Are there any negtive implications of removing this account?

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