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Hi Gordon,
Thanks for the tip and the advice. I don't plan on using the Administrator
account for everyday use, I just used it to install these utilities before
setting up the new user account for everyday use. It just seemed like the
reasonable thing to do. Now I realize that I should have probably created
the user account first, and will do so once I get back to the administrator
account. Thanks for the quick response.
John
"Gordon" wrote:
> spence wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I, too, have a "missing Administrator account" problem and I'm curious about
> > the "normal behavior" you are referring to. In my case, the Administrator
> > account (Windows XP Pro, SP2) was used to set up a number of utilities. I
> > had never had to log on at all, the computer just booted to the desktop.
> > After setting up those utilities, I created a new user with administrative
> > rights. Now, I seem to only boot to the new user account and the installed
> > utilities are not visible on the new desktop. I am unable to delete the new
> > user account because the system says it is the only administrative account,
> > yet the desktop is different. If, as you say, the Administrator account is
> > still around, how do I log onto it to delete the new user account?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John
> >
>
> At the welcome Screen, press Ctl-Alt-Del twice and you should see the
> old W2K-style login box. Type in "administrator" (without the quotes) in
> the username box, and supply whatever password you set up.
> BTW, you should NEVER use the built-in administrator account for daily
> use. It is your only access to the machine short of a repair install of
> XP should any of your user accounts go belly up.
>
> HTH
>
>
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