XP ADMINISTRTOR USER ACCOUNT

[Chuck]

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INSTALLED XP-2, WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH USER ACCOUNTS.
HAVE NOW LOST "ADMINISTRATOR. CANNOT RE-LOAD XP BECAUSE
OF THE XP-2 DOWNLOAD. ANY SUGGESTIONS??

 

[Byte]

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Do a System Restore in Safe Mode:
"How to Boot in Safe Mode"
http://www.columbia.edu/acis/capture/safemode.html

"CHUCK" wrote:

> INSTALLED XP-2, WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH USER ACCOUNTS.
> HAVE NOW LOST "ADMINISTRATOR. CANNOT RE-LOAD XP BECAUSE
> OF THE XP-2 DOWNLOAD. ANY SUGGESTIONS??
>

 

[Guest]

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>-----Original Message-----
>INSTALLED XP-2, WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH USER ACCOUNTS.
>HAVE NOW LOST "ADMINISTRATOR. CANNOT RE-LOAD XP BECAUSE
>OF THE XP-2 DOWNLOAD. ANY SUGGESTIONS??
>.
>I have the same problem. I cannot do anything because I
hav e no administrator account. It will not even let me
create a new account. When ever I try to delete, install
any program it states that I am noit the administrator. HELP!

 

[Guest]

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Do a system restore and roll your system back to a time it was stable before
the SP2 install.

"CHUCK" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0a0201c48c3e$2c40c600$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> INSTALLED XP-2, WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH USER ACCOUNTS.
> HAVE NOW LOST "ADMINISTRATOR. CANNOT RE-LOAD XP BECAUSE
> OF THE XP-2 DOWNLOAD. ANY SUGGESTIONS??

 

[Gordon]

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Will wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> INSTALLED XP-2, WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH USER ACCOUNTS.
>> HAVE NOW LOST "ADMINISTRATOR. CANNOT RE-LOAD XP BECAUSE
>> OF THE XP-2 DOWNLOAD. ANY SUGGESTIONS??
>> .
>> I have the same problem. I cannot do anything because I
> hav e no administrator account. It will not even let me
> create a new account. When ever I try to delete, install
> any program it states that I am noit the administrator. HELP!

The built-in Administrator Account CANNOT be deleted.
In Home edition, boot into Safe Mode, when the Administrator Account should
show up on as a log-in.
In Pro, at the Welcome screen, press Ctl-Alt-Del twice. The old W2K style
log-in box should appear. Type in "administrator" (without the quotes) in
the username box. Leave the password blank unless you knowe otherwise.

HTH