I want to change the way that I log on to windows.
Presently, when I turn on my computer, I get a dialog box where I have to
type in my Administrator password. I don't want to have to do this every time
I log into windows. So I went to User Accounts to make the change, but
Windows doesn't recognize me as the Administrator. My user account is under
my name, not Administrator, however, I am definately the administrator. So I
try to change the name of my user account to Administrtator, but I get a
message telling me that there is another account with that name. But there
is not! if there is, I don't see it anywhere!!

All I want is to go straight to windows when I turn on my computer, and to
fix this Administrator confusion. I have scanned my system for viruses and
trojen horses and adware and it is clean.
Any help will be appreciated.
thanks

teresita <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I want to change the way that I log on to windows.
> Presently, when I turn on my computer, I get a dialog box where I
> have to type in my Administrator password.

I think you mean, your user account password....

> I don't want to have to do
> this every time I log into windows. So I went to User Accounts to
> make the change, but Windows doesn't recognize me as the
> Administrator.

What exactly are you trying? If you don't want to enter a password when you
start up, but always want it to go straight in as your own login account, I
think all you need to do is go back to User Accounts and change the way
users log in (to use the Welcome Screen & Fast User Switching), and then get
rid of your password.

> My user account is under my name, not Administrator,
> however, I am definately the administrator.

You may be *an* administrator, but you aren't *the* Administrator (built-in
account) if I understand your post correctly -

> So I try to change the
> name of my user account to Administrtator, but I get a message
> telling me that there is another account with that name.

And there is....

> But there is
> not! if there is, I don't see it anywhere!!

If you're using WinXP Home, you can't see/log in as the built-in
Administrator account unless you've booted into Safe Mode. [If you're using
XP Pro, you can log in as the Administrator if you press Ctrl+Alt+Del twice
at the welcome screen.] But I don't think you need to do that at all - just
remove your password as per the above.

If you aren't currently
>
> All I want is to go straight to windows when I turn on my computer,
> and to fix this Administrator confusion. I have scanned my system
> for viruses and trojen horses and adware and it is clean.
> Any help will be appreciated.

I don't use XP Home, so I may be off base, so corrections are welcome.

> > thanks

teresita wrote:
> I want to change the way that I log on to windows.

(snip multipost)

Asked and answered in the other newsgroup to which you posted. Please
don't multipost; it makes more work for everyone and will get you *less*
help, not more. See this for why:

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If you have forgotten where you posted or can't find your post, use
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I use XP Pro.
Anyway, I'm really in a jam now.
I accidentally disabled my one and only Administrator account.
And I logged on with a non-Administrator account.

Now, I can't Enable the Administrtor account because only an
Adminisrator can make those changes.

How do I enable my Administrator account,
without having to BE in the Administrator account?
Sheeeesh!

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> teresita <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > I want to change the way that I log on to windows.
> > Presently, when I turn on my computer, I get a dialog box where I
> > have to type in my Administrator password.
>
> I think you mean, your user account password....
>
> > I don't want to have to do
> > this every time I log into windows. So I went to User Accounts to
> > make the change, but Windows doesn't recognize me as the
> > Administrator.
>
> What exactly are you trying? If you don't want to enter a password when you
> start up, but always want it to go straight in as your own login account, I
> think all you need to do is go back to User Accounts and change the way
> users log in (to use the Welcome Screen & Fast User Switching), and then get
> rid of your password.
>
> > My user account is under my name, not Administrator,
> > however, I am definately the administrator.
>
> You may be *an* administrator, but you aren't *the* Administrator (built-in
> account) if I understand your post correctly -
>
> > So I try to change the
> > name of my user account to Administrtator, but I get a message
> > telling me that there is another account with that name.
>
> And there is....
>
> > But there is
> > not! if there is, I don't see it anywhere!!
>
> If you're using WinXP Home, you can't see/log in as the built-in
> Administrator account unless you've booted into Safe Mode. [If you're using
> XP Pro, you can log in as the Administrator if you press Ctrl+Alt+Del twice
> at the welcome screen.] But I don't think you need to do that at all - just
> remove your password as per the above.
>
> If you aren't currently
> >
> > All I want is to go straight to windows when I turn on my computer,
> > and to fix this Administrator confusion. I have scanned my system
> > for viruses and trojen horses and adware and it is clean.
> > Any help will be appreciated.
>
> I don't use XP Home, so I may be off base, so corrections are welcome.
>
> > > thanks
>
>
>
>

"teresita" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:74558E5E-252B-464F-8B8B-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I use XP Pro.
> Anyway, I'm really in a jam now.
> I accidentally disabled my one and only Administrator account.
> And I logged on with a non-Administrator account.
>
> Now, I can't Enable the Administrtor account because only an
> Adminisrator can make those changes.
>
> How do I enable my Administrator account,
> without having to BE in the Administrator account?
> Sheeeesh!
>


Simply log in using the built-in Administrator account (which cannot be
deleted) and modify the desired account(s) and use Start > Run > "control
userpasswords2" to modify the desired 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.

By the way, it's normally considered rather rude to highjack someone
else's question thread to interject your own question. In the future,
please create your own thread.


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I screwed up. I went to Run, Control userpasswords2, and then I made the
main Administrator account into a non-administrator account.
Then logged in using another account, but I can't make it the Administrator
NOR can i go back to the Run feature, because I'm not in an Administrator
account.

I didn't know what you just told me, that there is a main Administrator
account and it should not be changed. If I'd known, I wouldl've left it alone.
My bad.
Is there a fix, aside from doing a System Restore?

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

> "teresita" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:74558E5E-252B-464F-8B8B-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I use XP Pro.
> > Anyway, I'm really in a jam now.
> > I accidentally disabled my one and only Administrator account.
> > And I logged on with a non-Administrator account.
> >
> > Now, I can't Enable the Administrtor account because only an
> > Adminisrator can make those changes.
> >
> > How do I enable my Administrator account,
> > without having to BE in the Administrator account?
> > Sheeeesh!
> >
>
>
> Simply log in using the built-in Administrator account (which cannot be
> deleted) and modify the desired account(s) and use Start > Run > "control
> userpasswords2" to modify the desired 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.
>
> By the way, it's normally considered rather rude to highjack someone
> else's question thread to interject your own question. In the future,
> please create your own thread.
>
>
> --
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety
> deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin
>
> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
>

"teresita" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2D24537F-E4E8-4818-A25C-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I screwed up. I went to Run, Control userpasswords2, and then I made the
> main Administrator account into a non-administrator account.
> Then logged in using another account, but I can't make it the
> Administrator
> NOR can i go back to the Run feature, because I'm not in an Administrator
> account.
>
> I didn't know what you just told me, that there is a main Administrator
> account and it should not be changed. If I'd known, I wouldl've left it
> alone.
> My bad.
> Is there a fix, aside from doing a System Restore?
>



Well, as you must have used another user account with administrative
privileges to modify the built-in Administrator account, why can't you use
that same account to reverse the process?


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Because when I signed in to modify the built-in Administrator, I was using
the built in administrator account. It was the only one with administrator
privileges, at least that I know of. In User Accounts in my Control Panel,
I only have One account that is not an administrator, and a Guest account.
That's it.

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

> "teresita" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:2D24537F-E4E8-4818-A25C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I screwed up. I went to Run, Control userpasswords2, and then I made the
> > main Administrator account into a non-administrator account.
> > Then logged in using another account, but I can't make it the
> > Administrator
> > NOR can i go back to the Run feature, because I'm not in an Administrator
> > account.
> >
> > I didn't know what you just told me, that there is a main Administrator
> > account and it should not be changed. If I'd known, I wouldl've left it
> > alone.
> > My bad.
> > Is there a fix, aside from doing a System Restore?
> >
>
>
>
> Well, as you must have used another user account with administrative
> privileges to modify the built-in Administrator account, why can't you use
> that same account to reverse the process?
>
>
> --
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
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>
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> deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin
>
> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
>
>