User Accounts & Logon Issue

[Tommy]

I have my own user account in XP aside from the factory administrator one. I
am the only user of this computer and my user account is also labeled
administrator. I already know about the control userpasswords2 thing and the
box for passwords is unchecked. However, the computer always starts in
adminstrator account and I want to make my user account the default log on
one without going to the welcome screen and clicking my name. How?

Also, I have numerous application, pictures, documents etc under my user
account which are not accessible in administrator account. Why? I am the
administrator. Is there a way to allow access to everything to both accounts
or transfer the settings, files, applications etc from one account to another?

I humbly thank you for sharing your vast technical know-how.

 

[Patrick Keenan]

I have my own user account in XP aside from the factory administrator one.
I
am the only user of this computer and my user account is also labeled
administrator. I already know about the control userpasswords2 thing and
the
box for passwords is unchecked. However, the computer always starts in
adminstrator account and I want to make my user account the default log on
one without going to the welcome screen and clicking my name. How?

Also, I have numerous application, pictures, documents etc under my user
account which are not accessible in administrator account. Why? I am the
administrator. Is there a way to allow access to everything to both
accounts
or transfer the settings, files, applications etc from one account to
another?

I humbly thank you for sharing your vast technical know-how.

Your user account can *not* be named "Administrator" and not be the original
Administrator account.

It *can*, however, have Administrator *rights* and be part of the
Administrators *group*.

The Administrator accounts, administrator rights and the adminstrators group
are three different things.

If your user account data is unavailable from the Administrator account,
this is an ownership issue. You likely set the account to private when
creating it and adding the password. Google "Take Ownership XP" for
information, or grant permissions to the folders to members of the
Administrators group.

HTH
-pk

 

[Jose]

I have my own user account in XP aside from the factory administrator one.. I
am the only user of this computer and my user account is also labeled
administrator. I already know about the control userpasswords2 thing and the
box for passwords is unchecked. However, the computer always starts in
adminstrator account and I want to make my user account the default log on
one without going to the welcome screen and clicking my name. How?

Also, I have numerous application, pictures, documents etc under my user
account which are not accessible in administrator account. Why? I am the
administrator. Is there a way to allow access to everything to both accounts
or transfer the settings, files, applications etc from one account to another?

I humbly thank you for sharing your vast technical know-how.

Does not accessible mean you don't see them where you think they
should be found or you are unable to navigate to them?

Each user has their own profile and associated folder(s) under
Documents and Settings. Therefore, each user has under their own
profile folder their separate My Documents, My Pictures, My Music,
etc. Every user has one as soon as they login the first time.

If you login to one account, you will only see your stuff (by default)
in Explorer, but you can navigate to the other if you have permission
and a user in the Administrator group should have permission to
navigate pretty much wherever they want. This is all flexible and
very configurable. Some restrictions apply,

It is best practice not to use the Administrtaor account for day to
day activities. It is best practice to not even present it as a logon
option to prevent temptation. Haven't logged into mine in at least 18
months on this machine - no need.

 

[Hodges]

Does not accessible mean you don't see them where you think they
should be found or you are unable to navigate to them?

Each user has their own profile and associated folder(s) under
Documents and Settings.  Therefore, each user has under their own
profile folder their separate My Documents, My Pictures, My Music,
etc.  Every user has one as soon as they login the first time.

If you login to one account, you will only see your stuff (by default)
in Explorer, but you can navigate to the other if you have permission
and a user in the Administrator group should have permission to
navigate pretty much wherever they want.  This is all flexible and
very configurable.  Some restrictions apply,

It is best practice not to use the Administrtaor account for day to
day activities.  It is best practice to not even present it as a logon
option to prevent temptation.  Haven't logged into mine in at least 18
months on this machine - no need.

To set it up to automatically logon to your user account, I recommend
using TweakUI. You can get it from
http://download.microsoft.com/downl...a6-b352-839afb2a2679/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe

Install that, and go to logon/local logon to set the account for it to
login to automatically.

If your user account is an administrator account and you can't copy
files from the other account, you have 2 options.

1. Logon as administrator and copy the files to the other account.
2. Logon as your user account with administrative privileges and take
control of the folders that you want.

 

[Richard]

I have my own user account in XP aside from the factory administrator one.
I am the only user of this computer and my user account is also labeled
administrator. I already know about the control userpasswords2 thing and
the box for passwords is unchecked. However, the computer always starts in
adminstrator account and I want to make my user account the default log on
one without going to the welcome screen and clicking my name. How?

Start> Run> control userpasswords2

Under the Group column, are both Administrator and your user name
"Administrators"?

Checkmark "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer."
Click your User Name (Adjust your "Properties" if necessary.)
UN-Check "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer."
Click OK.

Your user account should now be the default logon. Let us know if not.

Also, I have numerous application, pictures, documents etc under my user
account which are not accessible in administrator account. Why? I am the
administrator. Is there a way to allow access to everything to both
accounts
or transfer the settings, files, applications etc from one account to
another?

I humbly thank you for sharing your vast technical know-how.

See other messages for "vast" stuff, (I'm a retired know-it-all...
--Richard