Re: Administrator account (user) in WinXP

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 12/28/03 

Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 19:46:41 -0500

For XP Pro, press CTRL-ALT-DEL twice at the Welcome screen with no other user logged on. You'll get the old Win2K style logon. Alternatively, To enable the Administrator account on the new Windows XP logon screen, visit my web site, www.dougknox.com and go to the Windows XP section. Follow the link for Enable Administrator Account ......

This small VB Script will make the registry change necessary for the Administrator account to be available on the Welcome Screen.

For XP Home, you can only access the built in Administrator account in Safe Mode.

Additionally, See Help and Support and search for "take ownership"

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421 

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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"George" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:00be01c3ccc4$3d13ccf0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> The Administrator user has disappeared from the login 
> screeen & User Accounts tab of the Control Panel but it 
> still exists under Administrative Tools/Computer 
> Management/Local Users and Groups/Users in Control Panel 
> and is not inactivated.  I need to be able to login to the 
> old Administrator account to export OE files to a new 
> login on the same machine.  The OE import wizard will not 
> recognize the old files in the store.  Any help in getting 
> the default Administrator login back is appreciated.  TNX 
> George

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