Admin Rights

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MS is wrong--one CAN lose admin rights, as I just did. It's recommended that
one not log on as Admin. Okay. I switched to Power User, but am now offered
no option to log on as an administrator, and am being denied rights to my own
computer. Is there a fix other than reinstall?
 
you can create a password reset disk for local accounts
look in your windows xp help and support for instructions
 
Thanks for attempt at help. Actually, there was no password problem. This is
hard to explain. When I installed, I never set up an admin password, though I
gave myself a user name. My user account is ALSO admin. I went in and denied
myself, as it were, rights as admin. My thought was that on logout, I would
then be offered the option to log in as either admin or user. That didn't
happen--I got no option window, and then could only log on as a user--now
without rights. I read at another post that if one quickly strikes
control-alt-delete twice, then types in "administrator" and no password, one
can log on as admin. Turns out that is true, and it did work. I restored
admin rights to myself-as user, and so am back where I started--still able
only to log on as both admin and user. My user account has name and password.
What I don't get is why, if I remove admin rights from myself, I don't get a
window giving the option to log on either as admin OR as only a user under
the name I originally created for myself. I hope this is more or less clear.
I'd prefer not to have to create yet another user account. Thanks again,
(Great handle you have by the way.)
 
Frank88 said:
MS is wrong--one CAN lose admin rights, as I just did. It's recommended that
one not log on as Admin. Okay. I switched to Power User, but am now offered
no option to log on as an administrator, and am being denied rights to my own
computer. Is there a fix other than reinstall?
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As you've just learned, once any additional user accounts have
been created, the Administrator account will no longer be displayed on
the Welcome Screen. This is a default security feature. 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.

The built-in Administrator account isn't intended to be used for
day-to-day normal use. The standard security practice is to 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).

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np. i only use the administrator account to log on (a w2k habbit) and it is
displayed on the welcome screen
i just removed the additional user account that was created after
installation
 
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