Terry Haeber wrote:

> Alias
> Think I may see a bit of light here.
> Safe Mode shows two accts. - Administrator and Terry. When I log on
> regularly, the account is Terry. Both are the same, with all my programs,
> etc. Does this mean that acct. Terry is actually a User account with
> administrator privileges, and therefore safe to work in on a normal basis?

That's what I do.

> If so, thanks for your help - you and Ron - and sorry for wasting your time.
> If not, what next?
> Thanks
>
> Terry

You're welcome.

Alias
>
> "Alias" <aka@[notme]maskedandanonymous.org> wrote in message
> news:upih$dU7FHA.3880@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>
>>Terry Haeber wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Ron
>>>This is what I have listed:
>>>User name Group
>>>Administrator Administrators
>>>ASPNET Users
>>>User Administrators
>>>
>>>When I log on there is only one acct. - Terry - Administrator - that
>>>comes up.
>>>Terry
>>
>>How many are there if you go to Safe Mode?
>>
>>Alias
>>
>>>"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message
>>>news:OK8Xx7T7FHA.3860@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>
>>>>How do you know that you only have one administrator account?
>>>>Start, Run, control userpasswords2
>>>>What do you have listed?
>>>>--
>>>>Ron Sommer
>>>>
>>>>"Terry Haeber" <Terry Haeber@anonymous.ca> wrote in message
>>>>news:eAKDLWT7FHA.472@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hello
>>>>>XP Home, SP2, IE6
>>>>>
>>>>>I am the only person who uses or has access to my computer, and as such
>>>>>have always worked from the Administrator account - the only one I have
>>>>>set up. From reading posts in various MS groups I now realize that this
>>>>>is rather foolish. I set up a User Acct., but don't understand how to
>>>>>export everything to the User Acct. so I can work from it.
>>>>>What I am wondering is if I can safely create a second Admin Acct. - #2,
>>>>>change the original -#1 to a User Acct retaining all files etc. now on
>>>>>#1 to work from, use #2 when Admin. priveleges are required, and then
>>>>>export any new additions from #2 to #1.
>>>>>If I do so, would you recommend that I make a new disc image (Acronis
>>>>>True Image), or would a regular incremental back up be sufficient?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>>Terry
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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