How can I view a hidden administrator?

[Guest]

Mu question is how can I not only view an administrator login account that is
apparantly hidden, but delete it as well? I am running XP Pro on a gateway
Pent. 4. I was running Everest and under Users I saw my 2 administrator
accounts, the Guest account, the Gateway support login and 1 account that I
cannot account for but is also listed as administrator (6 logins - perhaps a
tester of the PC before I received it new - like someone who loaded the OS
originally?) I do not see the account in the Control Panel, so how can I
find and get rid of this account?

Thanks in advance,

Mike

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Mike,

You cannot delete the default administrator account, nor should you. It is a
fallback if the others become corrupted. On WinXP Pro, hit ctrl+alt+delete
twice at the logon screen to type it in to the Win2000-styoe logon screen
and access it.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[neil]

As far as I know you cannot remove the default "administrator" account, that
is there as a system account so you can create other accounts. You can
access it by holding down the ctrl-alt-del key at the welcome screen for
about 2/3 secs. Then you get the win200 type login, put administrator in the
user name and away you go.

Neil

 

[Alex Nichol]

You cannot delete the default administrator account, nor should you. It is a
fallback if the others become corrupted. On WinXP Pro, hit ctrl+alt+delete
twice at the logon screen to type it in to the Win2000-styoe logon screen
and access it.

Or in Home (or Pro) boot with F8 to the menu and use Safe Mode, when
Administrator is on Welcome