Admin account does not have administrator privileges??

[Guest]

When I boot my machine, i get into the XP Home Edition welcome screen without
any accounts being shown. I have to press CTRL-ALT-DEL twice to logon but my
account has been given only guest privileges. I am the only user and should
be administrator.

I tried login on using safe mode as the administrator and this account also
has only guest privileges. Any help or ideas??

Thanks

 

[Galen]

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When I boot my machine, i get into the XP Home Edition welcome screen
without any accounts being shown. I have to press CTRL-ALT-DEL twice
to logon but my account has been given only guest privileges. I am
the only user and should be administrator.

I tried login on using safe mode as the administrator and this
account also has only guest privileges. Any help or ideas??

Thanks

Well, chances are you didn't change it or you'd not be asking about it. This
is, of course, my logic... No worries, it's often faulty. Anyhow, I suspect
malware of some type. Virus, spyware, trojan, or any type of malware... I'd
scan for viruses and malware with the latest definitions in safe mode. If
something's found I'd disable system restore and delete the found objects.

Galen