administrator account help!

[zcag23]

Hi everyone!

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?

 

[Rock]

Hi everyone!

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?

You don't want to do that. It's not good practice to have only one admin
level account. If something corrupts the only admin level you could be in
for serious problems.

Additionally it's not a good idea to use the built in Administrator account
for day to day activities. A strong password should be set on that account,
then leave it alone to use only if something corrupts the normal day to day
admin level account.

Recreate at least one other admin level account and login to that account at
least once. Then copy the data and settings from the built in Administrator
account to this new account. Use this new account for day to day activities
or create one or more limited user accounts and use that.

Here are some links for how to create accounts and how to copy one account
to another.

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=279783

How to Copy a User Profile
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_logon.htm