Administrator Account Help!

[zcag23]

Hi everyone!
Yesterday I tried to create a new windows account and accidentally
made the new one the administrator. Now I can not access the previous
administrator account nor any of the files I had saved on the account!
Does anybody know how I can get the old administrator account back
along with all of its settings and files? Your help would be greatly
appreciated!! Thanks!
Caley

 

[Pegasus]

Hi everyone!
Yesterday I tried to create a new windows account and accidentally
made the new one the administrator. Now I can not access the previous
administrator account nor any of the files I had saved on the account!
Does anybody know how I can get the old administrator account back
along with all of its settings and files? Your help would be greatly
appreciated!! Thanks!
Caley

Press Ctrl+Alt+Del twice instead of logging on, then type
Administrator and the appropriate password.

 

[zcag23]

Press Ctrl+Alt+Del twice instead of logging on, then type
Administrator and the appropriate password.

Thanks so much for your help! I restarted in safe mode and was able to
access the administrator account. I wasnt able to delete the account I
created or change it to a limited account. Is there any way I can do
this to make the administrator account with all of my files the
default account again and display it on the login page?

 

[Malke]

Thanks so much for your help! I restarted in safe mode and was able to
access the administrator account. I wasnt able to delete the account I
created or change it to a limited account. Is there any way I can do
this to make the administrator account with all of my files the
default account again and display it on the login page?

Copy the your old account to the new one. You'll need to do this from a
third account.

Copy a User Account - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811151


Malke

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi everyone!
Yesterday I tried to create a new windows account and accidentally
made the new one the administrator. Now I can not access the previous
administrator account nor any of the files I had saved on the account!
Does anybody know how I can get the old administrator account back
along with all of its settings and files? Your help would be greatly
appreciated!! Thanks!
Caley

As you've discovered, once any additional user accounts have been
created, the built-in Administrator account will no longer be displayed
on the Welcome Screen. This is a default security feature.

The built-in Administrator account really was never intended to be
used for day-to-day normal use. The standard security practice is to
rename the account, 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).

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.

A wiser course of action would be to create another user account
for your daily use (as you've done), and copy desired the files and
settings from the Administrator account to this newly created user profile.

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783

How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811151


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Bruce Chambers

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