The Administrator account exists in Windows XP Home Edition, but it does not
typically appear on the Welcome logon screen. In Windows XP Home Edition
the Administrator account is not displayed in User Accounts unless the
computer is in Safe mode. You have to boot into Safe Mode to access the
Administrator account in User Accounts.

Start | Settings | Control Panel | User Accounts

To start the computer in safe mode
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d..._failsafe.mspx

Also see this...
Error Message: Unable to Log You on Because of an Account Restriction
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290109

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:F9B69980-6E41-4ADF-A082-7F0056DDEBDE@microsoft.com,
warlock001 <warlock001@earthlink.net> hunted and pecked:
> This is one computor with xp home on it. tryed to reinstall xp on it
> still no go wnat next. thanks
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> Thanks for the help!
>
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> [[On a Windows XP Professional-based computer that is a member of a
>> workgroup, you have the option of using the friendly logon interface as
>> opposed to the classic Windows logon interface. If you add a second user
>> that has administrative privileges, the built-in Administrator account
>> does not appear during the friendly logon method. ]]
>>
>> Original Administrator Account Does Not Appear During Friendly Logon
>> Method http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;281992
>>
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>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:9D1C287F-F030-4180-8692-364BAF33EBBF@microsoft.com,
>> warlock001 <warlock001@earthlink.net> hunted and pecked:
>>> My administrator dissapeared off my computor and I only have guest.
>>> Don't know how shut down one night it was there started up next night
>>> and it was gone. Can't do anything I need to do. Can anyone help me?
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>>> Thanks for the help!