I added a new user on the computer and my Admin sign on went away.

[Guest]

All my personal settings are on Admin and I can't find a way to get back on
after
adding my wife as a user on this lap top.

Is there a short cut to sign on as Administrator?

EZ

 

[Jose Gallardo]

"Administrator" user (named so, and no every administrator) becomes hidden when you create a new administrator account. You can do the following: restart in safe mode (when BIOS screen turns black hit F8 several times and choose that option) and there you will be able to see your "Administrator" account. Then create a new administrator user (named whatever you want) and copy Administrator account's profile into that new account. To copy the profile, please, follow these steps:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151

(don't worry if your profile is not corrupted)

 

[Bruce Chambers]

All my personal settings are on Admin and I can't find a way to get back on
after
adding my wife as a user on this lap top.

Is there a short cut to sign on as Administrator?

EZ

As you've discovered, once any additional administrative 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. 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 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).

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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