***Administrator is not made for working. Dont use it regularly.***
You can get the administrator icon back by downloading TweakUI (RECOMMENDED):
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
OR you can do this registry change :
1.Open Registry Editor If you don't know how, stay out.
2. Click on this key :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\
SpecialAccounts\UserList
3.Right side, Change the value of "Administrator" to 1
Don't modify the registry if you don't have backup.
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: Sorry for the duplicate posts, but after clicking 'send', I got a msg stating
: that a problem prevented message from being sent and I should try again
: later. I logged on today again for that purpose only to find both posts on
: the site. Anyway ...
:
: I do have a home machine with XP Pro. My wife created her own user account,
: but when she finished, my original Administrator account and picture
: vanished. When I'd start up the computer, only her new account & picture
: appeared at the Welcome screen and still does now. So each time, I do the
: Ctrl/Alt/Del twice "dance" to get the original Administrator account up and
: then I have access to my desktop etc.
:
: Are there any steps I can take that will result in just the Administrator
: account appearing in the Welcome window when the computer is turned on as it
: did in the pre-wife-user-accountazoic period???
:
: Again - many thanks for your help.
:
: bahtnda
:
: "Malke" wrote:
:
: > bahtnda wrote:
: >
: > > Thanks to Malke's response to a previous post, I was able to restore
: > > all user accounts - including Administrator - in my XP Pro: Welcome
: > > Screen/Ctrl-Alt-Del twice, etc. But when I restart, everything is
: > > gone and I
: > > have to go thru the above steps again. How do I make the restoration
: > > permanent???
: > >
: > > And Melke ... as for you ... THANK YOU so very much for the above
: > > steps !!!!
: > > I'm tempted to grab you by the ears and kiss you on the lips ... just
: > > tempted, mind you. Thanks again, man!!!!!!!!!
: >
: > No kisses are necessary, thanks. If when you restart everything is gone
: > again, then all I can guess at is:
: >
: > 1. Your computer is badly infected.
: >
: > 2. You have some third-party program that reverses any changes such as
: > Deep Freeze by Faronics. This is most unlikely in a home machine, but
: > since you didn't stay in your previous thread I have no idea what the
: > problem was or any of the details about your computer and/or your
: > original issue.
: >
: > 3. You have hardware problems.
: >
: > There is absolutely no way for me to guess. I'd suggest at this point
: > you have a professional (not someone from your local version of
: > BigStoreUSA) take a look at it.
: >
: > Malke
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: >
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: > "Don't Panic!"
: > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
: >
