administrator account not appearing

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famglass

Hi
i set up 3 accounts on my computer
The origional account "administrator" and 2 others which are also
administrators
on the sign on screen only the 2 others appear and not the administrator
account.
in "documents and settings" the administrator account exists

help
 
famglass said:
Hi
i set up 3 accounts on my computer
The origional account "administrator" and 2 others which are also
administrators
on the sign on screen only the 2 others appear and not the administrator
account.
in "documents and settings" the administrator account exists

help
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This is normal behaviour.
Jim
 
famglass said:
Hi
i set up 3 accounts on my computer
The origional account "administrator" and 2 others which are also
administrators
on the sign on screen only the 2 others appear and not the administrator
account.
in "documents and settings" the administrator account exists

help
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I'm guessing that you're running XP Professional. As you've discovered, as soon
as you create an admin level user account, the built-in Administrator account
goes into hiding. To log on to this account, do the following.

At the Welcome screen, hit the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys twice. This should bring
up the Log On to Windows dialog. Enter Administrator in the User name box and
the appropriate password.

Take a look at these articles if you want to have the Administrator account
displayed on the Welcome screen.

Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP
How to login as Administrator in Windows XP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/admins.htm

Courtesy of Doug Knox, MS-MVP
Enable Administrator account on Welcome Screen
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_admin_ok.htm

Keep in mind that the Administrator account should be reserved for emergencies.

Good luck

Nepatsfan
 
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