Re: How to add another user without losing access to Administrator
- From: Malke <malke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:34:33 -0700
bingley wrote:
I use Windows XP Professional which was pre-installed on my computer. I've
been the only one using my computer so I left the start up identity as
Administrator. However, somebody else will be using the computer in
future. When I try to add a user, it says I have to have one person as an
administrator, so I tried to put myself as administrator under my name and
the other person as limited access. But even when I make myself the
administrator, everything I did beforehand under the name Administrator
disappears. I did a system restore and got it back that way, but how can I
set up the computer for multiple users and still have access to all my
previous data and programs but limited to me?
Nass has correctly given you the information that when you have only the
built-in Administrator account on the system (the one you've been using),
when you create a second administrative user account the built-in
Administrator will be hidden from the Welcome Screen. This is by design
since the built-in Administrator is normally only used for emergencies. It
is a flaw in XP Pro/MCE that you can have only the built-in Administrator
user account.
However, you don't need to do any copying of data or accounts to continue
easily using the built-in Administrator for your daily work. Just use MVP
Kelly Theriot's tweak at the link below to show the Administrator at the
Welcome Screen from now on.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm - Enable/Disable Administrator
on the Welcome Screen (Line 5)
That said, it would be wise to create another administrative user account
that will be there in case your own user account or that of the second
person becomes corrupted. Call it "Tech" or "CompAdmin" or the like. With
luck you'll never need to log into it.
Malke
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