I am using Win XP Home SP2 with all updates present.

I recently had a problem with my PC as the PSU, Motherboard and my 2 IDE
HDDs all died somehow. I have replaced the PSU and motherboard (a newer ASUS
board as the old one was no longer available). Fortunately, my C drive with
the OS on was on a SATA drive which was unaffected by whatever happened.

That is the history, now the confusion.

Previously, with the old system, I was never provided with the Administrator
log in at the start up login window (obviously, as I was using Win XP Home).
With my newer system, it is still not there when I start up, but if I use
Windows Key + L to switch from a logged in account to another, I am provided
with an Administrator log in option.

I have never been able to get into it as it will accept neither a null
password, nor any other of my usually used passwords that I can think of.

First of all - how is this possible with XP Home?
Is it just a funny bug which gives the option but will not allow you to do
anything with it?
Should I be able to get into the Administrator account from the login window
when it appears, as described above?

Thanks for any help

Martin

With my WinXP Home occasionally I get the Administrator also but it will not
accept the password. It is a minor bug someplace that seems to have
something to do with many fast switches between multiple logged in users.

Frank

"Martin C" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I am using Win XP Home SP2 with all updates present.
>
> I recently had a problem with my PC as the PSU, Motherboard and my 2 IDE
> HDDs all died somehow. I have replaced the PSU and motherboard (a newer
> ASUS board as the old one was no longer available). Fortunately, my C
> drive with the OS on was on a SATA drive which was unaffected by whatever
> happened.
>
> That is the history, now the confusion.
>
> Previously, with the old system, I was never provided with the
> Administrator log in at the start up login window (obviously, as I was
> using Win XP Home). With my newer system, it is still not there when I
> start up, but if I use Windows Key + L to switch from a logged in account
> to another, I am provided with an Administrator log in option.
>
> I have never been able to get into it as it will accept neither a null
> password, nor any other of my usually used passwords that I can think of.
>
> First of all - how is this possible with XP Home?
> Is it just a funny bug which gives the option but will not allow you to do
> anything with it?
> Should I be able to get into the Administrator account from the login
> window when it appears, as described above?
>
> Thanks for any help
>
> Martin
>
>