Administrator does not appear on login screen

[Knack]

WinXP Media Center. My HP computer has a single username named
HP_Administrator. When I boot with that account I see in the directory
<Documents and Settings> that there is also a user named Administrator.
However, it is not to be found in Control Panel > User Accounts.

How will I ever be able to use the Recovery Console from the CD if I do not
know the password of the Administrator account?

 

[Malke]

WinXP Media Center. My HP computer has a single username named
HP_Administrator. When I boot with that account I see in the directory
<Documents and Settings> that there is also a user named
Administrator. However, it is not to be found in Control Panel > User
Accounts.

How will I ever be able to use the Recovery Console from the CD if I
do not know the password of the Administrator account?

The HP_Administrator account is a regular generic user account. After
all, HP doesn't know who is going to buy the computer. Other OEMs like
Dell use "Owner" for example.

The Administrator account that you see in Documents and Settings is the
built-in Administrator account. It is best practice to not use the
built-in Administrator account except for emergencies. If you are
fortunate, you will never need to use it.

The default password for the built-in Administrator account is a blank,
so that is what you would use to access the Recovery Console.

Malke