User Accounts

[Guest]

I was changing the my user name as an administrator, I lost the account as an
administrator all I have left is a limited user account. I cant do anything
I need to get done in my computer. I need to have an administrator account.
What do I do, how do I do it? Please help...

 

[Guest]

You need to login as administrator and change your account settings.

The original ("Hidden") Administrator account was the first one set up when
XP is installed.

The moment a User account is set up the Administrator account vanishes from
the Welcome screen and you cannot logon to the Administrator account unless
you use the Ctrl+Alt+Delete (for XP Pro) or Safe Mode (for Home).

Now if you did not create a second user this Administrator account cannot go
into hiding and becomes your normal user. (For safety reasons, it's best to
NOT use the main administrator account as the only account. If nothing else,
create a second account with admin privleges, although many prefer using a
third account with limited user priviledges as the main working account. It's
your choice. With a single "Hidden" Administrator account, if something goes
wrong, you don't have a backup account from which you can fix things.)

For a single account user with the "Hidden" Administrator inactive you can
configure XP to boot straight to the Desktop without resorting to TweakUI.
All you need to do is do not set a password for that account. Then turn on
the Welcome Screen and Fast User Switching and it will boot straight into
that User's Desktop.