Lost logon IDs

[Larry B]

Good afternoon:

We use XP Pro and have been very happy with it. My wife
and I each have administrator accounts and my daughter a
limited access account.

Last night, we edited the security settings to restrict
access to our files from my daughter's account and
everything seemed okay.

This morning, we awoke to find our logon IDs missing with
only a place for Administrator to log on and my daughter'
account. Our files all seem in tact but we're wondering
how recover the logon IDs and the settings that were with
each. Thanks for your help.

L. Burry
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

We use XP Pro and have been very happy with it. My wife
and I each have administrator accounts and my daughter a
limited access account.

Last night, we edited the security settings to restrict
access to our files from my daughter's account and
everything seemed okay.

This morning, we awoke to find our logon IDs missing with
only a place for Administrator to log on and my daughter'
account. Our files all seem in tact but we're wondering
how recover the logon IDs and the settings that were with
each. Thanks for your help.

Hi

How to Log On to Windows XP If You Forget Your Password or Your Password
Expires
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;321305


If that doesn't work out, you might try to reset the local Administrator
password with one of the methods mentioned here:

http://securityadmin.info/noframes/faqget.asp#password