Re: deleted admin account?

beezican wrote:
> Using windows XP. I recently created a new admin account that does
> not have password protection. To make a long story short, there
> had already existed an admin account with password protection on
> the computer that had countless files and now it has seemingly
> disappeared. I tried to log off the new account and sign in with
> the old account, and can't find it. The strange thing is that I
> remember being forced to create an admin account due to some
> message saying the computer needed an admin account to create new
> accounts. The old admin account had been running by itself on this
> same computer for years. Have I somehow deleted the old admin
> account? Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank
> you.

Windows XP what? Home or Pro (likely Pro from your description.)

Using the Welcome Screen logon?
Log off.
Press CTRL+ALT+DEL twice at the welcome screen.
Enter the old admin's username (administrator?) and their password (whatever
it is.)

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