Administrator user account lost

[Guest]

My dad created another account on my laptop and then tried to delete it. But
instead of deleting his new account, he deleted my administrator account.
The only thing is that if i look on my system, I can still access all the
files saved in that account. I just can't log into that account anymore.
Another weird thing is that when I boot up in safe mode, my administrator
account is the default account.

What can I do to get my administrator account to appear so that i can log
into it?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Original Administrator Account Does Not Appear During Friendly Logon Method
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281992&Product=winxp

Enable Administrator account on Welcome Screen
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_admin_ok.htm

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| My dad created another account on my laptop and then tried to delete it. But
| instead of deleting his new account, he deleted my administrator account.
| The only thing is that if i look on my system, I can still access all the
| files saved in that account. I just can't log into that account anymore.
| Another weird thing is that when I boot up in safe mode, my administrator
| account is the default account.
|
| What can I do to get my administrator account to appear so that i can log
| into it?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

My dad created another account on my laptop and then tried to delete it. But
instead of deleting his new account, he deleted my administrator account.
The only thing is that if i look on my system, I can still access all the
files saved in that account. I just can't log into that account anymore.
Another weird thing is that when I boot up in safe mode, my administrator
account is the default account.

What can I do to get my administrator account to appear so that i can log
into it?

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

The built-in Administrator account really isn't 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).

A wiser course of action would be to create another user account
for your room-mate's daily use, 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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