I originally just used the standard administrator account, but i recently
created a second computer administrator account and the next time i rebooted,
the original one, that i have used for years was gone. i can still see most
of the documents thru windows explorer, but can't log into the original
account when i log off or restart...any help would be greatly appreciated,
thank you.

jkorthas wrote:
> I originally just used the standard administrator account, but i
> recently created a second computer administrator account and the
> next time i rebooted, the original one, that i have used for years
> was gone. i can still see most of the documents thru windows
> explorer, but can't log into the original account when i log off or
> restart...any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

CTRL+ALT+DEL twice at the welcome screen.
Username is "administrator" - password you know.

You can add the user back to the Welcome screen through the TweakUI
utility - freely downloadable Microsoft Windows XP Powertoy.

Was that email a spam collector?

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jkorthas@yahoo.com wrote:
> I originally just used the standard administrator account, but i recently
> created a second computer administrator account and the next time i rebooted,
> the original one, that i have used for years was gone. i can still see most
> of the documents thru windows explorer, but can't log into the original
> account when i log off or restart...any help would be greatly appreciated,
> thank you.


As you've discovered, once any additional user accounts have been
created, the Administrator account will no longer be displayed on the
Welcome Screen. This is a default security feature. By design, the
only way to log into the Administrator account of WinXP Home is to
reboot into Safe Mode. For WinXP Pro, pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL twice at
the Welcome Screen will produce the standard login dialog box.

The built-in Administrator account really isn't intended to be
used for day-to-day normal use. The standard security practice is to
rename the account, set a strong password on it, and use it only to
create another account for regular use, reserving the Administrator
account as a "back door" in case something corrupts your regular account(s).

A wiser course of action would be to create another user account
for your room-mate's daily use, and copy desired the files and settings
from the Administrator account to this newly created user profile.


HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;279783

How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;811151


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