Re: How to add another user without losing access to Administrator
- From: Bruce Chambers <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:46:52 -0600
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?
You'd been using the built-in Administrator account for daily use? This was very unwise. As you've discovered, once any additional user accounts have been created, the built-in Administrator account will no longer be displayed on the Welcome Screen. This is a default security feature.
The built-in Administrator account was never intended to be used for day-to-day normal use. The standard security practice is to rename the account, set a strong password on it, and use it only to create another account for regular use, reserving the Administrator account as a "back door" in case something corrupts your regular account(s).
By design, the only way to log into the Administrator account of WinXP Home is to reboot into Safe Mode. For WinXP Pro, pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL twice at the Welcome Screen will produce the standard login dialog box.
A wiser course of action would be to create another user account for your daily use, and copy desired the files and settings from the Administrator account to this newly created user profile.
HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783
How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811151
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