Microsoft default account

Hi there, need some help on this :
I used to have a default Windows XP account on my home
PC, which automatically log in without any logging in
screen as there is no users.
However, I just created a user, and upon finding that I
do not need it, I can't delete it as you need a second
ADMIN account to do so. Also, I can't change back to my
default user mode, which means my settings,files and
startup are all different in the new user mode.
I have already checked, my default user's file is still
on the hard drive, but I can't log in as that. I can't
manually delete the new user account too, as there will
be a windows box saying it is a critical windows file and
I can't rename/move/change it.

Is there any way to change the situation? Help is greatly
appreciated.

Original Administrator Account Does Not Appear During Friendly Logon Method
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...2&Product=winxp

Enable Administrator account on Welcome Screen
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_admin_ok.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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"Samuel" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
news:b73401c47980$077724c0$a301280a@phx.gbl...

| Hi there, need some help on this :
| I used to have a default Windows XP account on my home
| PC, which automatically log in without any logging in
| screen as there is no users.
| However, I just created a user, and upon finding that I
| do not need it, I can't delete it as you need a second
| ADMIN account to do so. Also, I can't change back to my
| default user mode, which means my settings,files and
| startup are all different in the new user mode.
| I have already checked, my default user's file is still
| on the hard drive, but I can't log in as that. I can't
| manually delete the new user account too, as there will
| be a windows box saying it is a critical windows file and
| I can't rename/move/change it.
|
| Is there any way to change the situation? Help is greatly
| appreciated.
|
|

Login as user "Administrator" with no password. If you don't see it on the
welcome screen, then press Ctrl+Alt+Del a few times and type it in.

"Samuel" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:b73401c47980$077724c0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi there, need some help on this :
> I used to have a default Windows XP account on my home
> PC, which automatically log in without any logging in
> screen as there is no users.
> However, I just created a user, and upon finding that I
> do not need it, I can't delete it as you need a second
> ADMIN account to do so. Also, I can't change back to my
> default user mode, which means my settings,files and
> startup are all different in the new user mode.
> I have already checked, my default user's file is still
> on the hard drive, but I can't log in as that. I can't
> manually delete the new user account too, as there will
> be a windows box saying it is a critical windows file and
> I can't rename/move/change it.
>
> Is there any way to change the situation? Help is greatly
> appreciated.
>
>